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Topic: engine parts paint color
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johnmustang
Gearhead Posts: 4088
From: Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-02-2002 08:45 PM
   
1965 - 289, I know the block and intake are black , Mine has the chrome dress up kit , so no gold paint needed , but , A bit confused about other parts colors. Power steering bracket and canister? Altenator bracket? water pump? Tranny dip stick and dip stick housing? exhaust manifolds , do I paint them or leave them to rust? all the other brackets and so on? If you can help me out, I would really appreciate it . Would also be great if you could tell me if the paint colors are gloss, semi gloss, satin, flat and so on. I really want to do the colors correct for this car. Thanks in advance for all of your help. JOHN  ------------------
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V8 Thumper
Gearhead Posts: 3267
From: Orange, Ca. United States of America
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 03-03-2002 11:13 AM
Wow! That's a stumper if I ever heard one. All of my brackets and hardware are original, but weathered. They were black at one time, chipped and faded now. Not for long  If I had to guess, FoMoCo probably used the same paint to shoot the block, heads, engine compartment, brackets, etc., but don't quote me on that 
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MidLifCrisis
Gearhead Posts: 253
From: USA
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 03-03-2002 05:08 PM
John, I hadd the same questions about my '67. I just looked up the Mustang Club of America on the net and e-mailed one of the judges. He gave me the info I needed. Good luck, Charlie
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Ken
Gearhead Posts: 3782
From: Prospect, Ct. M&M Member No. 31 MCA Member 49299
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 03-03-2002 05:28 PM
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Originally posted by MidLifCrisis:
John, I hadd the same questions about my '67. I just looked up the Mustang Club of America on the net and e-mailed one of the judges. He gave me the info I needed. Good luck, Charlie
You were lucky Charlie, I once tried mailing several MCA judges located on their site on the same issue when I was trying to keep my car original....only one emailed me back and that was to tell me he couldn't help  !!! ------------------
Conciousness - that annoying time between naps. Ken
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 5629
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 03-04-2002 12:31 AM
I don't know if you have Ford or Eaton Ps pump. The ford pump is black or a medium shade of blue that is available. I think the Eaton was silver or natural. Alternator bracket and arm is black.The Ford PS bracket, actually a saddle mount, is black.The dipstick tube and handle for oil would be black. I believe that the handle on the trans dipstick is silver or cad. The water pump would be black. The exhaust manifolds: I cleanied them of all rust and painted them with a hi temp cast finish gray that looks natural and baked those suckers in the oven! Yes, there are varying shades of black. Pulleys are shinier than satin but a little less than full gloss,same with ps saddle, shock tower brackets. I saw some of that Eastwood radiator paint and it loked good. For the aprons, you can use Krylon semi flat. #1613. Yeah, I know, some guys have spray equip, so do I. but the Krylon is cheap, durable and correct, even getting the nod from Perkins. I got the info from the MCA judging manual with the exception of the Krylon. Hope this helps.
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johnmustang
Gearhead Posts: 4088
From: Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-04-2002 01:01 AM
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Originally posted by mellowyellow:
I don't know if you have Ford or Eaton Ps pump. The ford pump is black or a medium shade of blue that is available. I think the Eaton was silver or natural. Alternator bracket and arm is black.The Ford PS bracket, actually a saddle mount, is black.The dipstick tube and handle for oil would be black. I believe that the handle on the trans dipstick is silver or cad. The water pump would be black. The exhaust manifolds: I cleanied them of all rust and painted them with a hi temp cast finish gray that looks natural and baked those suckers in the oven! Yes, there are varying shades of black. Pulleys are shinier than satin but a little less than full gloss,same with ps saddle, shock tower brackets. I saw some of that Eastwood radiator paint and it loked good. For the aprons, you can use Krylon semi flat. #1613. Yeah, I know, some guys have spray equip, so do I. but the Krylon is cheap, durable and correct, even getting the nod from Perkins. I got the info from the MCA judging manual with the exception of the Krylon. Hope this helps.
My stang is an early one, the ps pump is an eaton, this info is very helpful, and , very much appreciated. JOHN ------------------
65 2+2 FASTBACK
68 COUPE
87 TAURUS WAGON
98 F150 XLT TRITON V8 4.6, 4 WHEEL DRIVE
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