ZSaint Posted April 20, 2006 Share #1 Posted April 20, 2006 What color is the lower engine cover on the early Z's? The one I have was undercoated! It has red on it but may be from overspray. Are they black or body-colored? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26th-Z Posted April 20, 2006 Share #2 Posted April 20, 2006 What "lower engine cover"? Do you mean oil pan? Satin black with engine blue overspray. Do you mean timing chain cover? Natural aluminum with engine blue overspray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Carter Posted April 20, 2006 Share #3 Posted April 20, 2006 Can you be more specific? are you talking about the front timing cover? perhaps a photo would clarify too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Posted April 20, 2006 Share #4 Posted April 20, 2006 I suspect he's talking about the underbody splash pan that most of our cars are missing. If so, I believe they were black, probably a satin finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZSaint Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share #5 Posted April 20, 2006 I have never heard it called anything except lower engine cover. It is in fact the splash pan. I will paint it black just like I did my fuel tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Posted April 20, 2006 Share #6 Posted April 20, 2006 Ooh! Loren, do you have a spare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS30-H Posted April 20, 2006 Share #7 Posted April 20, 2006 Deja vu!We've been here before in another life:http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9281The SEARCH function can throw up an awful lot of good references......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Posted April 20, 2006 Share #8 Posted April 20, 2006 Too true. But if Loren had searched for 'lower engine cover color' (and he may have), that thread would not have appeared. (I know, I tested it.) Which illustrates the limitations of the search feature - it's only as good as your search parameters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Beck Posted April 20, 2006 Share #9 Posted April 20, 2006 What color is the lower engine cover on the early Z's? The one I have was undercoated! It has red on it but may be from overspray. Are they black or body-colored?Every one I have ever seen here in the US and Canada, when the cars were new, or ordered over the Parts Counters were silver.<a href=http://ZHome.com/History/240ZSplashPan1.jpg TARGET=NEW>http://ZHome.com/History/240ZSplashPan1.jpg</A>FWIW,Carl B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240ZX Posted April 20, 2006 Share #10 Posted April 20, 2006 Are these Splash Pan available from anyone anymore.....in reasonable condition? I looked on Courtesy Nissan's site and they indicated they are no longer available new. Can you guys point me in the right direction?Thanks,Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZSaint Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share #11 Posted April 21, 2006 I picked my 240Z splash pan from my painter. He had a '73 that he is putting an Infinity V/8 in. He was ready to discard this splash pan until I bought a 280Z one. I took it to him for painting and he said I had the wrong pan. He had the correct one. I guess I was lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZSaint Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share #12 Posted April 21, 2006 Ooooooooooooops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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