Keep my engine Old Ford Blue or.....

65ShelbyClone · May 4, 2005

.....something else?

I want to do something different since it actually a little off from the original Corporate Blue. The heads, intake, water pump, and timing cover will all be bare aluminum with wrinkle black valvecovers. The only thing that will be painted is the block

Anyway, I was looking through a pile of pictures on my comp and got a wild hair........how about gold? I saw this and wondered how it might look on a smallblock:

yeloxr7 · May 4, 2005

I painted a rebuilt 400 with the gray used by Ford in the 80's, with black valve covers and air cleaner. It looked pretty good.

blown65 · May 4, 2005

Mines black. Blue just doesnt go well with paint schemes most the time. Nothing like having an awesome paint job, then this blue engine inside. lol

Just depends on how it works with the whole car.

65ShelbyClone · May 5, 2005

I'm undecided on the exterior color, but I was leaning toward Wimbledon white or a Titus Trans-Am look-alike. I'm not real worried how the engine will match it, though. I'm more concerned with how it looks in a black engine bay.

I noticed that pre 1966 had black blocks and heads and everything after was blue. I want to do everything like it came out of the late '60s, be different, and not end up hating the result. Maybe I'll have to get a couple cans of paint and do testing on my other junk 302...

YellowMach69 · May 5, 2005

gold? yuk ,thats an Oldsmobile color

65fastback2+2 · May 5, 2005

YellowMach69 said:
gold? yuk ,thats an Oldsmobile color

and in 64/65 the blocks were black and the valve covers and air cleaner were GOLD lol. (not to mention that picture with the gold motor is a Ford Flathead V8 lol)

Personally, I say paint everything black that you cant buy in chrome, then buy the chrome stuff and put it on there, that would look pretty sweet.

YellowMach69 · May 5, 2005

65fastback2+2 said:
and in 64/65 the blocks were black and the valve covers and air cleaner were GOLD lol. (not to mention that picture with the gold motor is a Ford Flathead V8 lol)

Personally, I say paint everything black that you cant buy in chrome, then buy the chrome stuff and put it on there, that would look pretty sweet.

I know i can see that, But Is his the engine in the picture? lmao..no ,Always paint what is originally in car unless your doing a restomod,At least thats how i feel !!

65ShelbyClone · May 6, 2005

65fastback2+2 said:
and in 64/65 the blocks were black and the valve covers and air cleaner were GOLD lol. (not to mention that picture with the gold motor is a Ford Flathead V8 lol)

Personally, I say paint everything black that you cant buy in chrome, then buy the chrome stuff and put it on there, that would look pretty sweet.

You're right on the gold engine accessories, but that is not a flathead. All the valvetrain is in the heads, if you know what I mean.

Also, this IS a restomod project and it will have modern parts, but I want to keep the vintage performance appearance. Obviously someone painted that SOHC 427 gold, but was it Ford? Did they do it to any others? Did any 60s Ford race teams(or independent teams that raced Fords) use that color? Or am I spinning my wheels on something that was a prototype one-off and not worth copying?

Randy'65 · May 6, 2005

Theoretically, black is the most efficient color at rejecting heat, but I doubt that you could actually tell the difference performance wise o this application.

What color exterior on your car? I personally think that exterior color schemes extended to the engine and enginebay look extremely cool. There is a guy with a '65 or '66 coupe that posts here occasionally that has a yellow paint exterior and he's painted the engine yellow to match with some black accents. The car is awesome. If you hate yellow this will make you think about it, if you like yellow you will love this car. I tried searching for him on here to get the link to his website, but had no luck.

65ShelbyClone · May 7, 2005

Right now the car is dark metallic blue, but like I said, I'm not sure if its going to be white or yellow/black in the future. I think black makes the bay too dark. IMO a little contrast adds interest, be it Ford Blue or something else.

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redhotcomet · May 12, 2005

There was a Ford Red back in the day.

65ShelbyClone · May 12, 2005

Yeah, but it was on the I-6s(or a few Canadian models, I dont know). Anyway I got a can of gold and squirted an oil pan I have. Now I'm starting to have second thoughts.

65straightsick · May 29, 2005

Ford red was what I painted my inline, it was more of an orangish color to me, i suggest gloss black because I painted my fan and belt drive accessories that color. Looks amazing

Max Power · May 29, 2005

I have never been a big fan of painting blocks or even Mustang engine bays to match the exterior. I have seen yellow and I hate it.

Also, if you plan on driving it a bunch, light colors show dirt like crazy and can look like crap unless you are really on top of it.

Just one dude's opinion...

65ShelbyClone · May 30, 2005

Fortunately I had no intention of painting the engine bay any color except the original low gloss black. The block was/is going to be a factory Ford engine color too. I stripped the gold off the oil pan and reshot in blue. Thats probably what I'll keep.

347Fastback · Jun 5, 2005

Here is a pic of my 331 going in my 65 fastback... Black is the theme for my black car....

66stangbluework · Jun 7, 2005

That looks real nice 347

1320stang · Jun 7, 2005

I like the idea of black. Doesn't show leaks, besides, you don't see much of the block anyway.

I plan on painting my enigine compartment on my '63 Fairlane the body color, which is Corinthian White. And I'm leaning towards painting the block Dove Grey. It'll be a drag only car and I want to know of any problems, plus it'll be easier to see and work on at night at the races (hopefully I won't have to).

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