I have never seen a compartment other than BLK 
Are all engine compsrtments painted black?
Instructor
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Many hundred years ago I had a custom Metalic Blue 55 Chevy 2 door sedan with a White Platnium pearlessent lacquar paint job in the engine room. All the seams were filled and most of the wires were hidden.The engine , painted a Dark blue, was a 430 ci Buick. Boy did that look sharp. Next time I pull my engine that is what is going in my 76 Red coupe, the paint ,not the engine.
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i have a black car and i went with a smoke gray onthe inner fenders...amd satin black onthe firewall
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Last edited by bobs77vet; Jan 23, 2007 at 08:38 PM.
Racer
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Many hundred years ago I had a custom Metalic Blue 55 Chevy 2 door sedan with a White Platnium pearlessent lacquar paint job in the engine room. All the seams were filled and most of the wires were hidden.The engine , painted a Dark blue, was a 430 ci Buick. Boy did that look sharp. Next time I pull my engine that is what is going in my 76 Red coupe, the paint ,not the engine.
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I think Photovette1 did his in engine room gray...
You can see it on the firewall here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1592505
I still like black though
You can see it on the firewall here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1592505
I still like black though
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From: Raleigh NC
I think Photovette1 did his in engine room gray...
You can see it on the firewall here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1592505
I still like black though
You can see it on the firewall here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1592505
I still like black though
That is what I call the areas that are hard to see and get neglected.
My '77 is an all weather road tripping/weekend party animal, so I just completely overhauled the engine accessories (the motor is a fresh 355.) It might not look like it, but there's over $3000 in new parts stuck in there. All OEM emmisions and accessories (a/c, cruise, sans TAC) are in place and operable. Fortunately, the 48-state '77 never came with AIR (air injection), so I didn't have to worry about that.
It's almost done--I'm driving to Orlando with Julie this weekend, so I'll be up late the next 2 nights--still so many little details to wrap up....
The yellow trim is a filler/primer and will be painted.
It looked very much like this--maybe worse--when I bought the car:
Last edited by PhotoVette1; Jan 24, 2007 at 08:02 AM.
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Correct. Engine bays went through the blackout process. Most surfaces are semiflat black, flat black, or gloss black. Some stock fan shrouds are unpainted dark gray fiberglass.
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod