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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 08:35 AM
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Default To paint or not to paint that is the question. (block)

Suggestion: 94 Z28 Color blue/green. I have the engine out for a rebuild/heads/cam. Should I paint it factory (silver/black) or paint the intake and block, I was thinking red or yellow. I think blue would look best but there is something really wrong about a chevy engine looking ford blue. The engine will have polished fuel rails and valve covers. Thoughts......
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 08:48 AM
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definitely red
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 09:49 AM
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I am a big fan of black. Just make sure you paint the block any color, helps keep the corrosion down.
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hugger orange FTW!


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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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[QUOTE=SoxXpupPeT;11861217]hugger orange FTW!



IMO x2 on the black or the hugger orange.. Hey Soxxpuppet is your intake painted silver or is it beat blasted.. looks nice/clean...
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IMO x2 on the black or the hugger orange.. Hey Soxxpuppet is your intake painted silver or is it beat blasted.. looks nice/clean...
both. sandblasted and washed to get all the oil from the inside out and then painted cast aluminum. i was going to do it gloss black but liked the olderschool look of the aluminum. next time ill also paint the engine bay gloss black instead of flat
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both. sandblasted and washed to get all the oil from the inside out and then painted cast aluminum. i was going to do it gloss black but liked the olderschool look of the aluminum. next time ill also paint the engine bay gloss black instead of flat
Hugger orange on teal car........Are you sure????????
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I think black would look good in the blue car.
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