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Re: The 1960 - 1966 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Factory Correct Restoration Thread
Looking for pics of original seats for 65 suburban
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Re: The 1960 - 1966 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Factory Correct Restoration Thread
here ya go!!!
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Re: The 1960 - 1966 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Factory Correct Restoration Thread
oem4me's factory original '65 Sub:
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Re: The 1960 - 1966 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Factory Correct Restoration Thread
BEAUTIFUL!!! Are any of the correct materials available today or just some close matches?
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earlier in the thread there is a post on order of paint and the order its laid down. Not sure if its different for suburbans but it looks to me that the interior is painted first, then the lower body color then the white goes last.
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Re: The 1960 - 1966 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Factory Correct Restoration Thread
Should I paint these or leave them alone, or paint a spare set just in case.
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I painted mine to match the new dash paint. I think it looks great.
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Re: The 1960 - 1966 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Factory Correct Restoration Thread
ok guys, I have been searching through all these posts to try and find the original blue/green engine paint used on my 66 with a 283. I can find formulas, etc, but is there anyone out there that makes it in a rattle can? I can have it mixed locally easy enough, but sure would be easier if there was something out there I could just buy. ?
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Re: The 1960 - 1966 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Factory Correct Restoration Thread
I could be wrong but I was under the impression that 283s were gray and the 327s were the blue/green.
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Re: The 1960 - 1966 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Factory Correct Restoration Thread
I finally got my door paired close to the lighter fawn beige using Krylon Champaigen color that I found on this great thread! Cheers!
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Sorry I'm not sure why my photos come out upside down
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in the 66 owners manual it says that 283 was gray , but also says the 327 was gray also? i guess anything goes back then
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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=392554 it reads that different factories used different colors/tints, and the color of the engine depends on the trim/option level of the truck. it also reads that engine colors were especially variable on the 283.. My truck belonged to my grandfather who bought it new in 1966. I do not have a good shot of the engine color, but I assure you it is blue/green. |
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Re: The 1960 - 1966 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Factory Correct Restoration Thread
Back then all of the small block Chevy motors came from the Flint, Michigan engine plant on Bristol Road. They made them for cars and trucks and painted them numerous different colors- orange, gray, green, maybe others. So it's possible that truck SBC engines came in colors other than gray or green. However the engines were painted long before anyone knew which truck it was destined for and the vehicle assembly plants did not re-paint them for specific trim/option level trucks.
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Is that the factory light Blue? Code 507? My 65 Suburban was that color and is going back to it. I also think the gloss black looks great. Easier to clean than flat
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Here's a second vote for a pic of that turquoise 283! Unfortunately, some of those threads about engine color that you refer to contain a lot of dubious information from long ago (2009!) when less was known about some of these originality details. What a lot of folks assumed (or still assume) was original really wasn't... like decals on both valve covers, etc. I'll defer to 60-66 and factorystock on this topic but I sure haven't ever seen an original-paint 283 in these trucks that was anything but gray. Speaking of turquoise 327s, for some reason unknown to me I've only ever seen a handful of original-paint turquoise 327s in survivor trucks. Not sure why that is. I've seen significantly more gray 283s for some reason. Don't know if they just didn't make many 327s or they just didn't survive well. I'd love to see some more original paint hi-torque 327s!
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Re: The 1960 - 1966 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Factory Correct Restoration Thread
"Speaking of turquoise 327s, for some reason unknown to me I've only ever seen a handful of original-paint turquoise 327s in survivor trucks."
here is my hi-torque 327 in my 66 c/60, very dirty, but you can see a little green in there!
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