Engine Compartment Paint colors 68
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Engine Compartment Paint colors 68
I'm detailing my engine compartment on my 68 roadster, 327/300, auto, ac.
What is the correct color/finish for the following?:
1. Ignition coil bracket and bolts to intake manifold
2. Vacuum fitting in intake manifold (behind carb)
3. Oil filler tube and cap
4. Distributor hold down clamp and bolt
any pics would be great!
thanks
Fred
What is the correct color/finish for the following?:
1. Ignition coil bracket and bolts to intake manifold
2. Vacuum fitting in intake manifold (behind carb)
3. Oil filler tube and cap
4. Distributor hold down clamp and bolt
any pics would be great!
thanks
Fred
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...2. Vacuum fitting in intake manifold (behind carb)...
...3. Oil filler tube and cap...
...4. Distributor hold down clamp and bolt...
Most of these are in the NCRS judging guide.
...any pics would be great!...
Last edited by Easy Mike; Jul 6, 2010 at 02:05 PM.
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Hi fw,
I'll go a little further than Mike,
The coil bracket was a dull silver cadmium or zinc. The inner bolt was in place when the engine was painted so is orange, the outer bolt is usually cadmium plated/unpainted.
I believe the vac. fitting was cad or zinc plated/unpainted
I believe that on 68s the distributor hold down and bolt was painted orange.
The NCRS 68-69 TECHNICAL INFORMATION MANUAL is WELL worth the money along with the Vet Vues FACT BOOK Mike mentions.
Regards,
Alan
I'll go a little further than Mike,
The coil bracket was a dull silver cadmium or zinc. The inner bolt was in place when the engine was painted so is orange, the outer bolt is usually cadmium plated/unpainted.
I believe the vac. fitting was cad or zinc plated/unpainted
I believe that on 68s the distributor hold down and bolt was painted orange.
The NCRS 68-69 TECHNICAL INFORMATION MANUAL is WELL worth the money along with the Vet Vues FACT BOOK Mike mentions.
Regards,
Alan
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Hi fw,
I'll go a little further than Mike,
The coil bracket was a dull silver cadmium or zinc. The inner bolt was in place when the engine was painted so is orange, the outer bolt is usually cadmium plated/unpainted.
I believe the vac. fitting was cad or zinc plated/unpainted
I believe that on 68s the distributor hold down and bolt was painted orange.
The NCRS 68-69 TECHNICAL INFORMATION MANUAL is WELL worth the money along with the Vet Vues FACT BOOK Mike mentions.
Regards,
Alan
I'll go a little further than Mike,
The coil bracket was a dull silver cadmium or zinc. The inner bolt was in place when the engine was painted so is orange, the outer bolt is usually cadmium plated/unpainted.
I believe the vac. fitting was cad or zinc plated/unpainted
I believe that on 68s the distributor hold down and bolt was painted orange.
The NCRS 68-69 TECHNICAL INFORMATION MANUAL is WELL worth the money along with the Vet Vues FACT BOOK Mike mentions.
Regards,
Alan
best
Fred
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Just be aware that the dist. hold down clamp IS the ground path for the distributor. So that clamp must make a solid electrical connection to both the block and the distributor casting. The '****' on the underside of the clamp are meant to burrow through the engine paint when torqued. (I'd say about 1 in 100 Corvette owners know that little tidbit...but it probably 'bites' a lot more of them.)
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I have both of Noland's Restoration Guides and do not own a C1 or a C2. Still great stuff.
I can recommend both volumes of Dr. Dobbins' C3 set (68-72 and 73-77).
I can recommend both volumes of Dr. Dobbins' C3 set (68-72 and 73-77).
Last edited by Easy Mike; Jul 8, 2010 at 11:23 AM.
