mr. fix it
Old Man with a Hat
With the flash it looks orange but it is really a red/orange color. .
I have seen it described as "Ram Red"
Most rebuilders didn't care though and paint the block n heads any old color they had on hand
And the results are in.. I think....
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With the flash it looks orange but it is really a red/orange color. .
I have seen it described as "Ram Red"
Most rebuilders didn't care though and paint the block n heads any old color they had on hand
66SportFury
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Got ya! Is it like the color of the engine I posted in the picture? Nice color.
mr. fix it
Old Man with a Hat
here is the Chrysler Red from the 64 to 70 engines..
I thinks it's the same colour but flashed..
I thinks it's the same colour but flashed..
mr. fix it
Old Man with a Hat
And another example but I think a flash was used which brings out the the Red..
66SportFury
Senior Member
Either way nice color and your motor is gonna look great.
mr. fix it
Old Man with a Hat
66SportFury
Senior Member
Keep us posted.
Nice progress. That looks very nice! When is it going in?
mr. fix it
Old Man with a Hat
I hope to have it in within the next 2 weeks.
I have to reseal the trans pump, clean and paint the engine, blast n' paint the exhaust manifolds then bolt it all together.
I have most if not all parts on hand now to reassemble the car.
I still need to get a upper ball joint socket to r&R the joints so I can blast n' paint the upper control arms.
Have you checked with AAP or AZ?
They have free loaner tools sets that you put a deposit on and then you get all your money back when you return the set.
mr. fix it
Old Man with a Hat
Neither one of the locals have that tool.
I think it was before most of their time!
I think it was before most of their time!
66SportFury
Senior Member
Just go out a buy one. Shouldn't be more than 25/30 dollars. To be honest, I use to use a big pipe wrench to get them out, or an air powered chisel. Soak them down with PB for a few days. They'll come right out.
mr. fix it
Old Man with a Hat
Working on the engine again last night. I removed the exhaust manifolds and cleaned more of the engine.
The bolts came pretty much right out after a soaking for the previous night with Castles' "Liquid Torch"
The oil pan is actually had some surface rust on it which was encouraging that the engine wasn't leaking very much oil!
The bolts came pretty much right out after a soaking for the previous night with Castles' "Liquid Torch"
The oil pan is actually had some surface rust on it which was encouraging that the engine wasn't leaking very much oil!
mr. fix it
Old Man with a Hat
I need to save my ball joints as they were B/N last year
I see a bunch on Ebay but shipping/handling is almost the a the socket into Canada.
The local auto parts store has a loaner I discovered this morning
I will take advantage of this on the weekend.
66SportFury
Senior Member
Oh, sorry about that. I thought you had new ones going in. It's great you found the loner at the parts store. Nice..!
mr. fix it
Old Man with a Hat
I pulled the valve covers, intake, & oil pan to get the engine ready for paint plus I wanted to check to see how clean this engine was.
The frequent oil changes have paid off!:yaayy::yaayy::yaayy:
Check the photos!
The frequent oil changes have paid off!:yaayy::yaayy::yaayy:
Check the photos!
mr. fix it
Old Man with a Hat
it did have a bit of carbon sludge in the pan which wiped right out with no metal surprises.
mr. fix it
Old Man with a Hat
At last, a decent coat of paint. :yaayy::yaayy::yaayy:
I used the VHT Chrysler Red from Auto Zone
I used the VHT Chrysler Red from Auto Zone
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Looks great Mr Fix it
66SportFury
Senior Member
Wow, looks really great! Nice job man.
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