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FE Power Forums => FE Technical Forum => Topic started by: fryedaddy on May 24, 2016, 04:06:13 PM
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i know everyone likes or uses the ford blue engine paint esp on restorations.i had some old 390s that had the gold paint,but i like the old dark ford red.it looks good with black hoses belts,pulleys and even black valve covers.i dont care much for the look of the ford blue,unless its a must on rare restorations. at the engine shop they just assumed i wanted blue.when i told them i wanted ford red,he scratched his head and said,ill have to order some.i think the fe looks better dark red tham any other color!
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i know everyone likes or uses the ford blue engine paint esp on restorations.i had some old 390s that had the gold paint,but i like the old dark ford red.it looks good with black hoses belts,pulleys and even black valve covers.i dont care much for the look of the ford blue,unless its a must on rare restorations. at the engine shop they just assumed i wanted blue.when i told them i wanted ford red,he scratched his head and said,ill have to order some.i think the fe looks better dark red tham any other color!
That's Y-block red. Mopar has a very similar engine color.
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your right is is y block paint. my dad had a 56 crown that was used in the movie coal minors daughter.thats how i started liking the red color,and yes it does look alot like mopar red,but it looks great on a fe if your not worried about being original color.i had a 63 1/2 galaxie that had a red 390 in it,must have been painted that color when the guy i bought it from had the engine rebuilt
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This stuff?
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/DPLG/DE1605.oap?ck=Search_engine+paint+red_-1_3962&keyword=engine+paint+red
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This stuff?
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/DPLG/DE1605.oap?ck=Search_engine+paint+red_-1_3962&keyword=engine+paint+red
thats it MACK,it looks great on a fe engine
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Just make sure that you don't get the paint that is orange/red, it looks too much like the Chevy color, and a Ford should never be painted that color! Some of those Chrysler paints dry an orangeish red. Your car, your choice, but most 390's were either black with gold accents, or blue from the factory. Joe-JDC
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mine is a blood red, kinda dark with no orange tint
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So is there a question here? Seems like you have decided and while it's likely immensely unpopular it is your choice. Personally, I don't care for the lighter Ford Blue that much however when it is correct for the application then it looks right. I use the VHT Dark Ford Blue that is allegedly a correct color but really has a purple tint to it. Black looks correct if the timeline is right but Red... well, it's your motor.
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i care nothing for period correct.if the engine,suspension has been modified,why not the engine paint?sorry POSEI, I GUESS IT AINT A QUESTION
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So is there a question here? Seems like you have decided and while it's likely immensely unpopular it is your choice. Personally, I don't care for the lighter Ford Blue that much however when it is correct for the application then it looks right. I use the VHT Dark Ford Blue that is allegedly a correct color but really has a purple tint to it. Black looks correct if the timeline is right but Red... well, it's your motor.
I hope it didnt bore you too much POSI,i will try not to post un-nessesary garbage any more,
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In the early nineties used that red paint and mixed in with black. Headers , thermostat ETC. looked ok. Motor is now black, Hey there is an ass for every seat if you like red go for it
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my car is black,black valve covers,carb,pulleys,etc.i just think the red engine looks better,it matches my msd stuff too. box wires and coil
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Ford engines should be black. My '64 427, my '65 'K' Mustang...
Goes good with chrome and aluminum.
KS
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i like black just fine,i may paint my next one black,but it wont be ford blue
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Both ford blues make me think of industrial pumps and tractors. I was researching AMC metallic blue, it's really a great color but won't go with my red truck. So it's either red or black for me and I already have a new can of black just sitting here.
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I shoot all my engines with Duplicolor Old Ford Blue. Just my preference.
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VHT Dark Ford Blue which actually doesn't look Ford Blue but since this is about personal preference, I like it anyway.