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landon4421 · 04-24-2003, 01:01 PM

1 st question,

4X4 SHOCKS ?

Do you put the shocks on the truck with the "BOOTS" up or down?

2 nd question,

ENGINE COLORS,

How many stock colors did the '67-'72 truck have for engine colors?

Kind of dumb questions, but I was kind of wondering.

**Palf70Step** · 04-24-2003, 01:08 PM

Don't have a 4x4...but It would not make sense to put the boots facing down...they would collect dust and dirt and allow it to get in the shock...so not Boots up...(Never seen one designed for boots down)

Engine color. Hell I was shocked when I returned from Japan in the late 80's and chevy orange was gone. I've never seen any chevy engine prior to early 70's with anything other than Chevy orange. Course I'm only 47....so some may remember the early 50's or 30's and 40's....That is out of my league.

landon4421 · 04-24-2003, 01:19 PM

Palf70Step, thanks for the input. A friend of mine said that there was a chevy blue for the motor. But all I could think was ford!

As far as the shocks some one told me to put the boots down, but I never saw any like that before.

O'l Buck · 04-24-2003, 02:33 PM

late 70's early 80's Chevrolet used blue on the motors........but any of them I ever pulled were orange when they went back in....hehe

gr8scott51 · 04-24-2003, 04:29 PM

My 305 was blue, now it's a boat anchor!

**MikeB** · 04-24-2003, 05:14 PM

My 1969 307 was Chevrolet orange. I thought the blues and greens came later when Chevy forgot its roots.

Class of 69 · 04-24-2003, 08:13 PM

The blue paint came about when GM started mixing the engines around...Chev in Olds..Olds in buick..etc. They thought if all the engines were blue, no one would know they were pulling a fast one!! Prior to that fiasco orange was the standard color after they dropped grey...but I think that was in the early to mid-fifties.

landon4421 · 04-24-2003, 11:07 PM

thanks for the info guys !

Blue_71 · 04-24-2003, 11:25 PM

pre 76--orange
76-86--blue
86+----black

69chevkid · 04-24-2003, 11:32 PM

You got the paint thing squared away but the boots go up. The shocks will puke oil facing down. It'll take a while but my pops did it.

72 CustomCamper · 04-24-2003, 11:36 PM

In 57 Chevy had a rare green color on some engines....

Also, the shock boot goes to the top of the shock, they have drain holes in the large end that goes around the shock to drain, but they always clog up and cause the shock shaft to rust. I would through the boots away...

Chuck

04-24-2003, 01:01 PM	#1
landon4421 Life is Good ! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hollister, Ca. Posts: 1,992	Two Question's for the pro's 1 st question, 4X4 SHOCKS ? Do you put the shocks on the truck with the "BOOTS" up or down? 2 nd question, ENGINE COLORS, How many stock colors did the '67-'72 truck have for engine colors? Kind of dumb questions, but I was kind of wondering. __________________ '72 Chevy C10 4x4 shortbed "Project" '71 Chevy C10 2wd longbed "partsrunner" '91 Chevy Burb 4x4 "kidrunner" '14 Honda Accord Sport "commuter"

04-24-2003, 01:08 PM	#2
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,216	Don't have a 4x4...but It would not make sense to put the boots facing down...they would collect dust and dirt and allow it to get in the shock...so not Boots up...(Never seen one designed for boots down) Engine color. Hell I was shocked when I returned from Japan in the late 80's and chevy orange was gone. I've never seen any chevy engine prior to early 70's with anything other than Chevy orange. Course I'm only 47....so some may remember the early 50's or 30's and 40's....That is out of my league. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

04-24-2003, 01:19 PM	#3
landon4421 Life is Good ! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hollister, Ca. Posts: 1,992	Palf70Step, thanks for the input. A friend of mine said that there was a chevy blue for the motor. But all I could think was ford! As far as the shocks some one told me to put the boots down, but I never saw any like that before. __________________ '72 Chevy C10 4x4 shortbed "Project" '71 Chevy C10 2wd longbed "partsrunner" '91 Chevy Burb 4x4 "kidrunner" '14 Honda Accord Sport "commuter"

04-24-2003, 02:33 PM	#4
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	late 70's early 80's Chevrolet used blue on the motors........but any of them I ever pulled were orange when they went back in....hehe __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska

04-24-2003, 04:29 PM	#5
gr8scott51 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 1,839	My 305 was blue, now it's a boat anchor! __________________ Silence is golden, duct tape is silver. - Scott

04-24-2003, 05:14 PM	#6
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,597	My 1969 307 was Chevrolet orange. I thought the blues and greens came later when Chevy forgot its roots. __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 35 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!

04-24-2003, 08:13 PM	#7
Class of 69 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Stillwater MN Posts: 1,166	The blue paint came about when GM started mixing the engines around...Chev in Olds..Olds in buick..etc. They thought if all the engines were blue, no one would know they were pulling a fast one!! Prior to that fiasco orange was the standard color after they dropped grey...but I think that was in the early to mid-fifties. __________________ 69 GMC K10 ..some restoration required....still..

04-24-2003, 11:07 PM	#8
landon4421 Life is Good ! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hollister, Ca. Posts: 1,992	thanks for the info guys ! __________________ '72 Chevy C10 4x4 shortbed "Project" '71 Chevy C10 2wd longbed "partsrunner" '91 Chevy Burb 4x4 "kidrunner" '14 Honda Accord Sport "commuter"

04-24-2003, 11:32 PM	#10
69chevkid Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: southern nevada Posts: 14	You got the paint thing squared away but the boots go up. The shocks will puke oil facing down. It'll take a while but my pops did it.

04-24-2003, 11:36 PM	#11
72 CustomCamper huh ??? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fredericksburg,Va. Posts: 3,368	In 57 Chevy had a rare green color on some engines.... Also, the shock boot goes to the top of the shock, they have drain holes in the large end that goes around the shock to drain, but they always clog up and cause the shock shaft to rust. I would through the boots away... Chuck __________________ 90 Blazer Silverado 350w/ 700R4 and 32" Kelly's "I am a bomb technician. If you see me running try to keep up!"



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