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[GranPanteraRoja]

60-66: Do you know about the paint pattern used on the transmission? My bell housing was completely painted blue but if anything was on the Muncie 318 it completely flaked or worn off. I have seen some trucks that had an overspray of blue across the bell housing and then the transmission was just bare and then others who have completely painted the bell housing and transmission blue to match the engine. It may be a plant to plant difference but I wasn't sure what was more common or "correct".

[60-66]

Originally Posted by GranPanteraRoja

60-66: Do you know about the paint pattern used on the transmission? My bell housing was completely painted blue but if anything was on the Muncie 318 it completely flaked or worn off. I have seen some trucks that had an overspray of blue across the bell housing and then the transmission was just bare and then others who have completely painted the bell housing and transmission blue to match the engine. It may be a plant to plant difference but I wasn't sure what was more common or "correct".

It’s not a “Plant” thing . Engines were built and painted at the Flint Michigan engine plant and shipped out to body assembly plants . So overspray or bell housing paint was up to the guy doing it that day. If you get the book Chevrolet by the Numbers , it tells you what order Flint painted the engine and with what components were on the engine during the paint process. What it doesn’t say is 6 cylinder vs v8 .