engine color question on 1980
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engine color question on 1980
I am doing operation clean up and need to repaint the engine. It is now blue and I don't know what the original colors were and no one at the dealership can tell me.
So need direction on colors.
Bobby in Mississippi
So need direction on colors.
Bobby in Mississippi
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Between the end of August and early September of 1976 the Flint engine plant switched to GM corporate blue for its engines. Early 1977's had red engines, but later models were blue. I had a 1977 built in December and it had the blue engine.
Your engine should be GM corporate blue.
Any good auto parts store should have the correct color available.
Good luck... GUSTO
Your engine should be GM corporate blue.
Any good auto parts store should have the correct color available.
Good luck... GUSTO
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L 48 iron intake originally painted blue, L82 came with alum. intake not painted.
red like the car be cool look'n, and orange is got that old school chevy look that's allway cool.
your vette, do what you like.
red like the car be cool look'n, and orange is got that old school chevy look that's allway cool.
your vette, do what you like.
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Originally Posted by Bobby06
Thinking of changing to red or chevy orange (my vet is red) what do you guys think? Also was the intake originally painted blue as the rest of the engine?
Bobby in Mississippi
Bobby in Mississippi
I'm getting ready to do the same thing to my '79 and I've settled on painting mine orange. Orange just has that classic chevy look (and not to mention it'll brighten/liven up the look of everything in the engine compartment).
If it looks fast, then most people will think it is fast. In the case of my L-48, I need all the help I can get.
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Originally Posted by grayhook
yes, the the top's of the fin's will be alum.(no paint on top)
like mine in this pic.
like mine in this pic.
Thanks
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Originally Posted by Bobby06
wish my engine looked as good as yours.
see my pic's, old pic of what i started with...but that is after i did some cleaning.....dont ya love the yellow valve covers
Last edited by grayhook; Aug 17, 2005 at 04:44 PM.
