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since you bought the car new has the engine ever been out of the car before this time? regardless original owners of mid years are a rare occurrence this day and age
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Put the photo on your computer desktop and name it something obvious. A lot of times I will temporarily name a photo "AAA000" so it's easy to find if I need to search for it.
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How certain are you the block is an original L79?
I ask because late 70's early 80's Corvette blocks were blue.
Any chance this is one of them repainted orange?
How certain are you the block is an original L79?
I ask because late 70's early 80's Corvette blocks were blue.
Any chance this is one of them repainted orange?
my 67 L79 has a replacement block, but it’s the correct casting for 67 (still has the valley vent), and a 1967 casting date.
but the “ GM Corporate Blue” is visible on the block and oil pan… with orange flaking off…
my 67 L79 has a replacement block, but it’s the correct casting for 67 (still has the valley vent), and a 1967 casting date.
but the “ GM Corporate Blue” is visible on the block and oil pan… with orange flaking off…
Yes. Over the years I have seen blue come through on orange engines. Not too unusual.
Thats why I asked the OP how sure he is about his L79 engines originality.
Could be he has a blue engine painted orange and the blue is peaking through.
Are you just now noticing the blue paint? You didn’t notice it back in 67? If you are the original owner and it’s the original engine, then that’s all that matters. I mean it could be the paint shop grabbed a can of the blue instead of orange and said oops. Well it’s 4:30 on a Friday, just leave it, I’m not mixing up more orange.
since you bought the car new has the engine ever been out of the car before this time? regardless original owners of mid years are a rare occurrence this day and age
I ordered the car as they say “out of the catalog “ in Jan 1967. The motor was removed by me when I started to take the car down for restoration. Before that it was never out of the car. The rest of the motor et al has the original orange paint.
My theory is until I can hear how flint worked is that the line worker was clearing his paint gun or picked up the wrong gun of Pontiac blue before he realized it should be orange. But I don't know if they built and painted other GM engines on the same line or not.
Can you tell us more about your one owner 67 like Coupe or convertible ,colors, and options. I would also love to see pictures of it. Very rare indeed to be an original owner
My theory is until I can hear how flint worked is that the line worker was clearing his paint gun or picked up the wrong gun of Pontiac blue before he realized it should be orange. But I don't know if they built and painted other GM engines on the same line or not.
But... As far as I know, Pontiac had their own engine displacements and engine assembly lines. Engines were cast at Saginaw and assembled at Tonawanda.
