What colour should the block be painted??
What colour should the block be painted??
While my engine is apart, we have the opportunity to paint the block. The garage seem to think it was BLUE originally...?? Really?? Any ideas?
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Re: What colour should the block be painted??
Original Chrysler color is blue,, Jensen painted all v8,s black so that is your colour,
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Re: What colour should the block be painted??
Thanks!! That solves that one then!!
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Re: What colour should the block be painted??
IT WAS PROBABLY A GLOSS BUT WE ONLY GET TO SEE THEM 40+ YEARS ON SO WHO KNOWS,, DEFF NOT MATT,Rohan Christmas wrote:What kind of black? Gloss, satin?
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Re: What colour should the block be painted??
You will love it, but when the engine is again installed in the engine bay you do not see too much of it
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Jensen Interceptor MKIII 133/5661
Peugeot 504 B31 convertible
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Jensen Interceptor MKIII 133/5661
Peugeot 504 B31 convertible
Mercedes R107 300SL
Daimler XJ6 S2
Re: What colour should the block be painted??
Ha ha! Yes, I'm sure that is correct!
Wow Norbert - a Peugeot 504 convertible! Fabulous looking and sounding car!!
Wow Norbert - a Peugeot 504 convertible! Fabulous looking and sounding car!!
Re: What colour should the block be painted??
Yum! That looks lovely!NorbertB wrote:You will love it, but when the engine is again installed in the engine bay you do not see too much of it
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Re: What colour should the block be painted??
Where the rocker covers on the C-V8s any particular silver? Or were they grey?
1964 Jensen CV-8 II
Re: What colour should the block be painted??
I think that they where silver painted on a CV8.
I own some of the odd Jensen
Re: What colour should the block be painted??
paint it blue , then black then if it chips /flakes ..it will look 100% original
Re: What colour should the block be painted??
I have posted this before. I think that it adds some colour to the engine bay.
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Jet boat - Jet44 - 4.4litre V8
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Healing 1970's single speed pub bike 16kg
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Jet boat - Jet44 - 4.4litre V8
1953 Morris Minor Tourer (Morris/Datsun hybrid)
Healing 1970's single speed pub bike 16kg
Giant Propel Pro 1 8.5kg
Re: What colour should the block be painted??
i've gone with Hemi orange too, will brighten up the engine bay a bit I figure!
1972 Interceptor MkIII (128/4886)
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Re: What colour should the block be painted??
I have been restoring production and hand made cars full time since 1972. Just because Jensen initially Painted the engine black does not mean all engines were painted Black My 74 Drophead all original non restored when I pulled the motor It was blue in color. Possibly at some time the parent company decided to stop the expense of painting the motor Black. This change in policy occurs in all makes somewhere. It occurs in assembly with hardware etc. they do not stop production so the original used hardware is kept the same. The factory gets a substitute and keeps on assembling. The idea to repaint the Chrysler orange or blue color to black was changed or dropped. RacerJoe
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Re: What colour should the block be painted??
I painted mine black last year, including the aluminum heads.
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