engine paint

[rich hunter]

I've been looking at a lot of 63-64 engine bays... why is it that so many 409's are painted red?
The paint spec calls for chev orange on all engines. is the red just something that caught
car owners or is there more to this? thanks Rich

 

[409gang]

I've been looking at a lot of 63-64 engine bays... why is it that so many 409's are painted red?
The paint spec calls for chev orange on all engines. is the red just something that caught
car owners or is there more to this? thanks Rich

Chevy Orange all the way!!

 

[1958 delivery]

I would think and hope that it's just a computer thing making the color look red.

 

[64ss409]

If I paint with a gun, I have them mix single stage Chevy Hugger Orange.

 

[bobs409]

In all my years I've only seen 1 in Red and I think it was someone on this forum. (LONG time ago!) I think your monitor needs adjustment.

 

[Tom Kochtanek]

There is an off-the-shelf Orange color in rattle cans that has a bit of Red in it, not that far off the correct "Chevy Orange", maybe that's what you're seeing?

 

[Ishiftem]

That’s the one I use Tom. They call it Chevy red/orange. I think it matches the 55-57 years. The color Chevy used then had more red in it. I like it better than the straight orange.

 

[Tooth]

NAPA brand Chevrolet orange is the best I've found.

 

[Blk61409]

1955 265’s were a Chevy orange, then in 1956 for some stupid reason they changed to “red”!

Just painted the 225hp 265 the 56 RED.

Then, Chevy still trying to find themselves used a green on the 57 265’s, really ugly.
I believe after that the settled in on Chevy orange other than the truck engines and some sorta silver/green valve covers LOL

 

[Ishiftem]

That’s what I meant!

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

Never seen an oil bath setup like that. I cleaned plenty of those on industrial engines in the 60's. Putty knife to dislodge lime.

 

[Don Jacks]

It's called a "Batwing" Dave

 

[Blk61409]

Yep, most were thrown away. It’s really stupid heavy.

It was amazing how the passenger cars got this behemoth and the corvettes got the little aluminum units.

This is an original 225HP 265.

Complete from air cleaner to oil pan.
Has the dual point distributor also. Rebuilding the water pump and fuel pump.

 

[Blk61409]

 

[63 dream'n]

...........NICE!!!!

 

[Don Jacks]

ALL RIGHT what's up with the cross ram???????

 

[MRHP]

Was it in 57 they had yellow blocks?

 

[Phil Reed]

Hadn't had time to clean up and put up the trash!!!!

 

[Blk61409]

What crossram

 

[Blk61409]

Was it in 57 they had yellow blocks?

I believe the color was a chartreuse that sometimes looked yellow. Personally the one I remember looked green through the grease