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| | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 | Hey guys started in on it a little this week, rebuilding the carb, gonna get a battery, etc, just to see if the lil guy runs, was wondering what the original factory color of the oil bath and valve cover would have been, looks like i found white, most the valve cover under all the years of crud i cleaned off is bare metal so no indication there, the oil bath appears to have been white, for whatever reason i wanna paint em up nice so atleast for now theres something to show off on it lol. thanks
1955 Chevy 3600 78k miles, long bed all original for now 2000 sierra 3500 crew cab long bed, 6.5 turbo diesel ss diesel ecm, ported upper intake, remote mount pmd,afe stage 2 intake, 3" downpipe, 4" straight into 6" bullhauler stacks, autometers for pyro boost and trans, big injectors, Fass lift pump 1991 pro street camaro RS ,355 12.7's on et streets at 5800ft elevation  www.myspace.com/baggedrs | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | The valve cover would have been painted the engine color. The 1955 truck engine might have been gray, green, or yellow, depending on engine option - choose whatever color appeals to you.
The oil-bath air cleaner would have been painted semi-gloss (?) black. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Semi-gloss or gloss black is all I've ever seen the air cleaners in. I have also seen black used on the engine tins, though no consistancy in that. Mine had black tins under the crud, untouched engine until I got ahold of it.
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 | under all the crud i found white, not alot left on the valve cover but the oil bath is white, i did the valve cover in chevy orange...believe it or not a color i've always hated but i figure with the look of the truck that orange is gonna stick out like black lab in the snow lol
1955 Chevy 3600 78k miles, long bed all original for now 2000 sierra 3500 crew cab long bed, 6.5 turbo diesel ss diesel ecm, ported upper intake, remote mount pmd,afe stage 2 intake, 3" downpipe, 4" straight into 6" bullhauler stacks, autometers for pyro boost and trans, big injectors, Fass lift pump 1991 pro street camaro RS ,355 12.7's on et streets at 5800ft elevation www.myspace.com/baggedrs | | |
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