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Title: Engine Bay Colour Post by: Jaheo on December 13, 2004, 03:55:30 AM I'm looking to restore the Engine bay of my 58 FC which is currently painted in Gloss Black House paint.
What was the original engine bay colour? Paint codes show original body colour was Adobe Beige over Terracotta. Also, understand the Grey Motor was Grey but what colour are the add ons (Water Pump?, Manifold etc?). Any assistance appreciated. Title: Re: Engine Bay Colour Post by: RET on December 13, 2004, 10:52:21 PM Who the hell paints their house Gloss Black? :-/
Anyway, to answer your questions: Original engine bay colour seems to have varied a bit by factory. Many were gloss black, the rest were same colour as guards and bonnet. I'm not sure that there is an entirely correct answer. As far as the engine ancillaries are concerned, the two you mention are also "grey engine grey". Air cleaner, oil breather and generator are gloss black. Hope that helps, RET Title: Re: Engine Bay Colour Post by: Longhurst on December 14, 2004, 12:11:01 AM My FC was built at the Sydney plant and the engine bay is the same colour as the guards and bonnet.
Page 15 in this section of the Forum has some more detail under "grey motor and engine bay colour codes" Peter Title: Re: Engine Bay Colour Post by: Jaheo on December 15, 2004, 09:19:55 PM Thanks for that guys - time to get stripping !
Title: Re: Engine Bay Colour Post by: mcl1959 on December 18, 2004, 02:15:39 AM As a general rule (there are exceptions - I know) 1958 FC's have body colour firewall and black skirts whilst 1959 FC's have all black engine bays.
I have a list of engine bay colour scheme for FE FC which I can mail out. Regards Ken Title: Re: Engine Bay Colour Post by: mcl1959 on December 18, 2004, 02:17:59 AM To be more specific your firewall should be Terracotta and the skirts black.
Water pump is grey, inlet manifold is grey, outlet manifold is cast iron finish Ken Title: Re: Engine Bay Colour Post by: fe2ek on December 18, 2004, 07:30:01 AM What colour black,any special code.
cheers geoff Title: Re: Engine Bay Colour Post by: mcl1959 on December 19, 2004, 05:01:37 AM It should be what is commonly referred to as chassis black which is not shiny, not matt.
Ken Title: Re: Engine Bay Colour Post by: ChrisB on December 19, 2004, 10:28:16 AM I know there is the purists out there, but ditch the matt and go with the "ShinyBits"
ChrisB 8) Title: Re: Engine Bay Colour Post by: Fast_Eddie on December 20, 2004, 11:05:20 PM If you enjoy cleaning your car regularly.... (yours would be terracotta)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/fc_58-59/FC%20Resto/sf4.jpg) Or, the more practical approach... This subframe has been powdercoated in satin black, while the firewall has been painted in gloss black. However, I'm thinking of bringing the blue down to the panel seam. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/fc_58-59/FC%20Ute/ueb.jpg) |