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Re: Painting Firewall - Color or black? GMCdp #656441 06/21/2010 8:32 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	As Dave correctly stated, the 47-55 Chevrolet cab-firewall was painted body color on the engine side. The inner fenders, radiator/radiator-frame, frame-to-firewall brace-bars were a semi-gloss black. Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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Painting Firewall - Color or black?	smokey_truck	06/21/2010 6:34 PM
Re: Painting Firewall - Color or black?	tclederman	06/21/2010 6:49 PM
Re: Painting Firewall - Color or black?	smokey_truck	06/21/2010 6:54 PM
Re: Painting Firewall - Color or black?	Jeff Misiaszek	06/21/2010 6:56 PM
Re: Painting Firewall - Color or black?	GMCdp	06/21/2010 7:45 PM
Re: Painting Firewall - Color or black?	tclederman	06/21/2010 8:32 PM
Re: Painting Firewall - Color or black?	Britcon	06/23/2010 4:47 AM
Re: Painting Firewall - Color or black?	Achipmunk	06/28/2010 2:58 AM
Re: Painting Firewall - Color or black?	jomichael	06/28/2010 9:53 PM

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