Show me your painted Engines(pls)

[3rdelement]

:) so ive got my 360 tore down, was thinking of painting it all black.

what are some colors and paint jobs youve seen and been happy with. please, make this thread picture heavy. :)


thanks

[Josh D]

Mine in red.....

http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac264/easyover/360_4.jpg

http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac264/easyover/DSCN2517.jpg

[3rdelement]

nice job. love the fact you didnt paint the freeze plugs, and the accessories being contrasting colors is also nice.

[1983 j10]

hears mine its a 4.0l painted the factory amc blue i also did all the accesories in cast alumn. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=229298&l=acda86069d&id=100000537602677

[3rdelement]

nice work.(i went through the rest of the album) what did you use for under the front fenders? bedliner spray?

[1983 j10]

yea that was just in a spray can from local parts store im actually changing that out i ended up getting a set of inner fenders and a cab in way better shape than what i have so im going to go back trough and do it all in herucliner.

[3rdelement]

nice! well good luck and keep us posted on your work. i like it so far.

[Josh D]

nice job. love the fact you didnt paint the freeze plugs, and the accessories being contrasting colors is also nice.

Hard to see in the pics, but there is also a lot of stainless steel hardware that is not painted over. Gives it a nice clean purpose built look I think.

[3rdelement]

i agree. thats what i like. painted parts with authentic hardware finishes for the fasteners and such.

[addicted]

hears mine its a 4.0l painted the factory amc blue i also did all the accesories in cast alumn. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=229298&l=acda86069d&id=100000537602677

Ooooohhhhhh, now I know i'm painting my stroker AMC blue.:cool:

[1983 j10]

yeah i was very pleased with how the color came out and how it looks. that 4.0l is stroked as well.

[The PIG Smith]

http://mysite.ncnetwork.net/resqcjm5/engine47.jpg

http://mysite.ncnetwork.net/resqcjm5/engine49.jpg

http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2085500140049713712KBNoKshttp://inlinethumb39.webshots.com/21990/2085500140049713712S600x600Q85.jpg
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2085500140049713712KBNoKs

[3rdelement]

that looks like the $20 a can, amc blue.

:) its purty

[krek]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3262/2863077908_1b394087ae.jpg

[3rdelement]

what a great color. gunmetal?

[Heavy_Metal_Thunder_81]

$12 a can AMC Blue
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/maynard1992/2-2.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/maynard1992/trans1.jpg

[asphaltrockdweller]

Funny thing is now you can not even see it through all the hoses, and stuff.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc19/lightingdeziner/Muckey%20Duck/IMGP6589.jpg

[3rdelement]

yeah thats the sad part for sure. i wish i lived somewhere smog gear wasnt needed to pass emissions. covers up all the work :-\ lame.

[krek]

what a great color. gunmetal?

Cast Iron

[Ristow]

see a lot of Pontiac blue here.

[Heavy_Metal_Thunder_81]

see a lot of Pontiac blue here.
You shut your dirty little mouth!

[Tigger4X]

Lets keep the pics coming people!! I'm spinning in circles trying to figure out the engine color pallet. Dont know if I really want to go with all one color anymore. Stock colors can be nice, but after watching years of the OverHaulin' show I kinda wanna dress her up some. :cool:

[Ristow]

my next one will be Detroit Diesel Green.

otherwise they've all been universal red.

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq258/Ristow71/photo-116.jpg

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq258/Ristow71/P1030877.jpg

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq258/Ristow71/P1020756.jpg


http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f318/milltownmike/P10208591.jpg

[acofficer]

Pontiac Blue
13401

[badaboom]

Anybody used Por-15 engine paint?
They have a maroon

[Coryd55]

Mine is red/black/stainless hardware

http://i460.photobucket.com/albums/qq327/Coryd221/DSC08446.jpg

[SEdmonds]

How about a red 327?

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-8/331836/enginesmall.jpg

[Tigger4X]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq258/Ristow71/P1020756.jpg




I fully dig those valve covers!!! :cool: Can that be done to the 4 covers on top of a 3.9 Cummins? I'd really like to accent it and make it pop when you lift the hood. :thumbsup:

[mark j]

Not the best pics but here is mine in traditional AMC teal blue:

http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp224/jonemark/4014-1.jpg

http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp224/jonemark/4013.jpg

Depending on accessories and all you don't actually see much of the painted parts once the engine is installed.

[mud89]

That's So beautiful :eek:
when i look at my engines..:p

That's V8 porn :D

[jaber]

I thought outside the box....
When I asked the wife what color she wanted to see when she checks her oil, she said Green. Well, this was the only one I could find...

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh14/jeffaber/Picture443.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh14/jeffaber/Parts/motor005.jpg

[Ristow]

I fully dig those valve covers!!! :cool: Can that be done to the 4 covers on top of a 3.9 Cummins? I'd really like to accent it and make it pop when you lift the hood. :thumbsup:


chrome covers that were powdercoated. Baybilly did those up for me.

[rixcj]

Started with...

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc51/rixcj/DSCN2190.jpg

to...

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc51/rixcj/DSCN2318.jpg

to...

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc51/rixcj/DSCN2450.jpg

Rich

[Tigger4X]

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh14/jeffaber/Picture443.jpg







Does Kawasaki know you raided their paint locker? ;)

[85LaredoCJ7]

Can somebody tell me what they are using for paint, how it comes packaged (rattle can or quart). I have looked at Duplicolor, HVT, and Eastwood. Will I need to prime the block and heads?

I am thinking either red or AMC teal for the block and gunmetal or cast iron for the heads. Black powder coated valve covers with the polished fins and the AMC 360 emblems. Natural aluminum intake, accesorie brackets, timing cover, and water pump. Will be running Howell EFI with AirAid intake tube with cone filter.


Any advice/suggestions on colors, paints, blah blah blah?

[El_Diablo]

unfortunately dont have any pictures of my engine right now, i'll try and grab some but its olive green with black heads, black valve covers and an aluminum intake topped with a military green air cleaner

[aallison]

Without a complete teardown, what did you guys do to prep the block before painting? What did you use to mask off the holes you needed to keep paint out of?

Really like the gun metal and the red......

[1983 j10]

just clean all the oil and grease off of it with a good engine cleaner and wire brush what you can. i used an engine primer on mine first and went with the amc blue. and just normal masking tape works just fine for masking off the holes you need to.


Without a complete teardown, what did you guys do to prep the block before painting? What did you use to mask off the holes you needed to keep paint out of?

Really like the gun metal and the red......

[AMC-J/20]

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn232/HURSTSSAMX69/Miltiary%20trucks/1962%20GMC%204500/AMC%20JEEP%20MJ/AMC-2904.jpg

:D All Original :thumbsup:

Mike

[1983 j10]

You shut your dirty little mouth!

:funny:

[parcellb]

Duplicolor Engine Enamel DE 1611 New F*rd Grey. I changed out the ugly manifolds for headers after they cracked. Those are black. I considered painting the engine black as well but someone made a good point that leaks are harder to pinpoint (exhaust especially) on a black block.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs336.ash2/61617_1503611802334_1595423773_1183608_6826863_n.j pg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs047.ash2/35706_1420221637632_1595423773_972533_4574080_n.jp g

[68_Gladiator]

My 327

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/111/l_f9135410e27c4d90a0c85ae69c0ac6c0.jpg

[AMC-J/20]

:eek: Holy Gen-1 AMC's :eek: I love the creative paint job on the AMC-327 :thumbsup:


Mike

[Ghinmi]

My old 401. AMC blue of course. :thumbsup:

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/2912/201/7277600300_large.jpg

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/2912/201/7277600305_large.jpg

[shimniok]

Pretty engines! I went with black... no pressure to keep the engine bay clean... (my truck is for off-road not concourse) :D ... plus it blends in with the color of the vacuum hoses... and with all the inevitable oil leaks it was going to be covered in black goo soon enough anyway :D

[kyamcalvert]

$3 Krylon black works for me. :thumbsup:

http://i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae342/Kyam_Calvert/1987%20Wagoneer/enginepainted2.jpg

[Heavy_Metal_Thunder_81]

$3 Krylon black works for me. :thumbsup:
Krylon makes engine paint??? If not that is going to STINK when you fire it up...

[austinaubinoe]

Not the best pics but here is mine in traditional AMC teal blue:

http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp224/jonemark/4014-1.jpg

http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp224/jonemark/4013.jpg

Depending on accessories and all you don't actually see much of the painted parts once the engine is installed.


I was just gonna say if I ever paint my engine it would be AMC blue, black everything else. your engine is very close to what I picture! I like the JEEP black finned valve covers though.

question, if your going through all the effort to replace the pulleys with billet parts, why not go for serpentine belts?

what kind of power does that alternator put out?


got any pics of that beast in the jeep!

[Elliott]

Here's a lil 360:
Complete with sound bite :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4024UgNzu4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4024UgNzu4)

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo53/65Gladiator/Miscellaneous/th_TestStandComplete.jpg (http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo53/65Gladiator/Miscellaneous/TestStandComplete.jpg) http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo53/65Gladiator/Miscellaneous/th_AMC_Stand1.jpg (http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo53/65Gladiator/Miscellaneous/AMC_Stand1.jpg) http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo53/65Gladiator/Miscellaneous/th_AMC_Stand2.jpg (http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo53/65Gladiator/Miscellaneous/AMC_Stand2.jpg) http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo53/65Gladiator/Miscellaneous/th_AMC_Stand2.jpg (http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo53/65Gladiator/Miscellaneous/AMC_Stand2.jpg)

[fulsizjeep]

My 401 install in 2004. Our old camera was not so good indoors. This is Pontiac blue although it looks almost silver.
http://jubileejeeps.org/tech/401part2/images/IMG00082_JPG.jpg

http://jubileejeeps.org/tech/401part3/images/IMG00085_jpg.jpg

Work on Krista's 401 this summer, purple on the front and oil pan at least:
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee184/jubileejeeps/parts-n-stuff/IMG_5878.jpg

Baybilly powder coated valve covers...
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee184/jubileejeeps/parts-n-stuff/runnin.jpg

[85LaredoCJ7]

I am using the stock manifolds, but used some kind of manifold dressing on them called Calex from Eastwood Auto restorations, it made them look brand new, and of course it will be topped off with my Howell system and AirAid intake system (tube with cone style filter), and I had to have the yellow OEM oil fill cap, but it isn't on the motor yet in these pics. MSD wires and aluminum guides as well. Sorry that they aren't very good, blackberry phone camera. A little more than an RV cam, .30 over, balanced, turned crank, double roller timing chain, dog leg heads redone, BullTear HEI, Performer intake. Stainless bolt kit. The block is GM satin black and the heads are painted natural cast color. Everything else that is aluminum is unpainted.

http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac180/85JeepCJ/new3604.jpg
http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac180/85JeepCJ/new3603.jpg
http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac180/85JeepCJ/new3602.jpg
http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac180/85JeepCJ/new360.jpg

[HD_JEEP]

Paint on engine was fine so I worked on the top end.
Black highheat wrinkle on valve covers..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/HD_JEEP/CoversPainted.jpg

Powder coating count? Offey chrome powder coated..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/HD_JEEP/OffyXmas2.jpg

She looked good after alittle elbow grease.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/HD_JEEP/Driverside_Motor.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/HD_JEEP/981db1c1.jpg

[thechier86]

http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae52/grandpajeep/DSC00320.jpg

http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae52/grandpajeep/DSC00318.jpg

Krylon Sail Blue. i thought it looked pretty good. too bad i have to pull the valve covers back off and figure out why it still ticks after a complete teardown and rebuild.