Hi ladies and gents.

 

I am starting to assemble the parts for the motor and found that the previous gentlemen working on the engine painted it with a ford blue of some sort.

 

I was wondering if anyone has pictures of a full restored engine, with or without factory overspray. What gets spray bombed, and what stays clean? I am particularily looking at what gets re-plated and what stays bare or gets coated with the engine paint.

 

I have little things like a new dipstick tube that sees like a stainless piece (NOS part), but I am unsure as to whether I should stick it in there prior to painting, or after.

 

I am trying to get as close to the factory 01/70 finish as I physically can. The gentlemen working on the car prior to myself have sprayed all the bare parts with aluminum-like silver paint, which I wish they didn't. I have purchased sharkhide metal protectant to cover up the aluminum items to give them a longer lasting OE look, but it seems as though my use of that product will be limited because I'm not sure if I should tear the engine down again just to apply it.

 

Does anyone have any completed photos or original engine removal photos? many of the items are rusty in the tear-down photos I've been provided with- and none of the restoration books have coloured photos.

 

I am curious to know what the plating on certain items is as well. Again- some have been painted all silver, and if it were up to the last guy, the entire car would have been dipped in silver paint- but unfortunately that didn't sit well with the owner of the resto vehicle.

Edited April 20, 201510 yr by Careless

Here is a great topic on our site that I often refer to:

 

http://www.classiczcars.com/topic/32197-1970-z-refreshbiting-the-bullet/page-1?hl

Sorry, entered in error and deleted.

Edited April 29, 20159 yr by psdenno