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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 09:41 PM
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I cant decide what color to paint my engine. I will be painting my engine bay semi-gloss black. My car is red. I was wanting something differnt from black b/c i want my engine to stand out. I think the chevy orange is to common and plain. So I was thinkin of painting my engine like a chrysler red. Sometihng that stands out. Dos any body have pic of there engine with unique colors? Or a pic of a Chrysler Red Engine color? Thanks!
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 09:45 PM
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If you had a pontiac, I would tell you to paint your engine pontaic blue?

I love the chevy orange and will be painting my engine that.
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 10:11 PM
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS, 1993 Camaro Z-28
Engine: what engine, LT1
Transmission: did it come with one, 4l60
Axle/Gears: They spin (most of the time)
Silver?
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 11:13 PM
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i'd say silver too.
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Old Sep 2, 2005 | 01:28 AM
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS, 1993 Camaro Z-28
Engine: what engine, LT1
Transmission: did it come with one, 4l60
Axle/Gears: They spin (most of the time)
Hey...You could go with the chrome in a can!J/King
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Old Sep 2, 2005 | 03:06 AM
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Car: 1983 Camaro "SC-350"
Engine: Mild 350 4-bolt
Transmission: 700R4 w/ TCI Stall
Ahh, If your car wasn't red I would say to paint it orange, but I don't think the orange would look that great in a red engine bay...

Go with the the Black!

-Matty

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Old Sep 2, 2005 | 09:01 AM
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS, 1993 Camaro Z-28
Engine: what engine, LT1
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Axle/Gears: They spin (most of the time)
I like just black on my blocks
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Old Sep 2, 2005 | 09:45 AM
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Car: 1991 Pontiac Firebird
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Here's an older picture of my bay... taken with a super crappy camera, as you can imagine:

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Old Sep 2, 2005 | 11:23 AM
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I painted mine with a cast aluminum finish. I wanted to keep it looking stock, but also look clean.





Although I know it's an LT1
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Old Sep 2, 2005 | 11:39 AM
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That looks pretty damn good, who makes that paint and what is the exact name of it and where can i get it, i need to paint my chrome air cleaner (its now a little rusty)
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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 11:07 PM
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Well if you want to be different...you could get Plum Purple engine paint . But I would go with a nice glossy black.
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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 11:14 AM
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Car: 1983 Camaro "SC-350"
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How about Grabber Green???
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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 12:14 PM
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whoa, i really like that cast aluminum finish. i have been thinking of painting my engine parts too and that looks real good. it would go well with red too.
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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 08:47 PM
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From: Lafayette,IN
Car: 1987 camaro
Engine: 358
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What does grabber green look like? And I heard you can get custom paint mixes in a rattle can at like my local auto body store. I might consider doing that. Anyone know what a good custom color would go with a red car with a semi-gloss black engine bay?
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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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black all the way baby.


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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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Car: 87 Camaro
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I painted mine the same as the car color...audi aumlet red
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 02:22 AM
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im painting my hot pink
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