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Re: Show your motor..73-87
Like I said wasnt exactly sure..... but thought it was 57 to 72 small blocks were orange, then they went blue for 10 years or so then to black. Rob you might be right they might have went long with the orange but you never know when an engine was painted either.......I thought forsure someone would have corrected me by now and gave the correct years of paint.....like I said I could be wrong but I think it was 55....57-72 sbc
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03-05-2010, 02:11 AM
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
Engine color comes down to a preference thing. I always associated blue engines with another manufacturer but to do a complete resto my engine would be blue. But it was actually casted in 73 so I am still going original as far as the engine color is concearned. I have no idea why they changed to blue the only thing I can think of is that they got a better deal on paint or something like that. And then they went to black because it hides oil and grease better. To me nothing says chevy engine more than CHEVY ORANGE
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03-05-2010, 02:22 AM
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
The 305 i pulled out of my truck ('79 305) was painted blue.
My work in progress right now, swaping the 305 out for a 350   
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03-05-2010, 07:53 AM
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
76 was the last year the small block was painted orange.
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03-05-2010, 09:50 AM
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
well back in the 40's and 50's they had blue engines and gray and tan then they went to orange.....I really didnt care for the color of blue they used either, and I hate to say it but the ford racing blue was much better.
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03-05-2010, 03:51 PM
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
'73 454, stock bottom end, Speed-Pro pistons (9.5:1), ported heads, Harland Sharp roller rockers, Comp Cams X-treme Energy 284 cam, Edelbrock 750 on Performer RPM intake, Edelbrock HV fuel pump, Hooker comp headers, MSD distributer and 6AL.
 
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03-05-2010, 04:04 PM
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
I painted my 5.3 red because the truck is red, but all other SBC and BBC engines I have ever built were painted orange. Same goes for the short period of time when I was delusional and had a couple of Mopars.
Blue just makes me think of a Furd, and that make me want to  
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03-05-2010, 08:22 PM
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
I hope I didnt offend anyone, like I said before I wasnt trying to be a smartazz. And I know the blue was an ugly color of blue, but I never seen any on here. but I like the color matching engines to the color of truck, I think thats cool and sets your truck apart from others.
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03-06-2010, 12:40 AM
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
here is my 85 chevy swb silverado c10.
ok ok guys, yall can stop drooling on this bad boy..  just a regular ol' 95' 350 bored to 355 with edelbrock performer intake and carb, melling mtc-1 cam, with single belt, headers, stock 350 trans. |
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03-06-2010, 12:47 AM
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
Here is some pics of mine All stock 454 with smog legal long tubes.
 
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03-06-2010, 01:34 PM
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03-07-2010, 01:13 AM
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thanks raws i'll check that out, and i hope i did help someone.....so i'll show mine now since i didnt do it before
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03-07-2010, 03:59 PM
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
454, 9.5:1 forged pistons, comp 286H cam, patriot heads, comp gold rockers, $100 swap meet headers, air gap intake, 750 holley.
 
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03-10-2010, 01:12 AM
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
Sick motor blue gas.
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03-10-2010, 05:48 AM
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
any dyno numbers on that bad boy? ^^^^^
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03-10-2010, 10:37 AM
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03-10-2010, 01:39 PM
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
       all of these are the same motor that I have had in my truck latest to oldest. about the only thing that has remained the same is the block 
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03-10-2010, 08:04 PM
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
Thank ya. GMC Guy - no dyno runs yet, but i'm hoping somewhere around 425. Motor now has quick fuel 850 and msd pro billet distributor. Sportsman fogger is on the way.
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03-10-2010, 09:00 PM
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
My old '82. 4 bolt main, mild cam, bored [not exactly how much], holley carb, aftermarket headers, and the auto tranny had a shift kit. not sure about anything else.
The first few pics are really dusty, it had been sitting a while and i'd only owned it for 30 mins lol.      
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
looks kick @$$!
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i like that woodin carb spacer i hurd they flow realy good
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I second that redneckchevy. ONE SEXY MOTOR!
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03-11-2010, 06:04 PM
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Re: Show your motor..73-87
jchav62 they are about 2 years old, they are the permastar series
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03-11-2010, 06:44 PM
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383 Stroker
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