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Painted the engine.
#252719 06/07/12 11:40 AM
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After several years of not using my Firebird and it sitting , The engine looked horrible.....It took several days to paint it .....here are a few before and after pics.....

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67 Firebird 400 #252723 06/07/12 12:24 PM
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painted in place? I did the same ,to cover up POs yellow paint...took me 3 hours from top, then almost 4 from underneath. ...back breaking job w a small long brush...

you did a good job ,looks good!

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Bjorn Sefeldt #252724 06/07/12 12:42 PM
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Very nice work. What paint did you use? Brush, or airbrush?

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68tpls400 #252737 06/07/12 04:32 PM
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Yes I painted it in place...I used cans of spray paint and removed whatever could be removed and detailed them then after I painted the block, I reinstalled everything.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2204453

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67 Firebird 400 #252739 06/07/12 04:44 PM
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Very nice, I did the same. Took off what I could and masked the rest. Didn't do the lower half.


http://s1160.photobucket.com/albums/q487/dam1960/
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dam1960 #252749 06/07/12 07:43 PM
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Looks great! Nice work!

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1stgenbirdman #252750 06/07/12 08:07 PM
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I have one question. Do you have your heater core bypassed?


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dam1960 #252754 06/07/12 09:27 PM
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Yes it is, I think that was done back around 1980.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2204453

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Re: Painted the engine.
67 Firebird 400 #252895 06/11/12 02:32 PM
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They all need touch up after sitting for the winter.....I do mine in place as well now, or in Brett's driveway!!

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Dave's Langley '68 Droptop #252901 06/11/12 02:48 PM
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Looks great! I learned a great trick from my best friend who owns several Pontiacs and the engines always look perfect. I never knew how he did until one day I happened to pop in on him just before a big Pontiac show here in Orlando.

Airbrush!

Yeap, the guy fills his little tank up with Hirsh paint and hits the entire engine in the matter of minutes with an airbrush every once in awhile and it keeps the thing looking PERFECT all the time! I couldn't believe it! LOL



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Earlybird #252904 06/11/12 03:06 PM
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After I did mine 8 yrs ago, I`ve let it become 'used' looking , after all its a'driver quality' car...nice to be albe to be 'lazy' with it...browned, dusty....

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Bjorn Sefeldt #252910 06/11/12 04:34 PM
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I'm curious. I always see the Pontiac with their engines painted that bright colour. Is this colour just on the 400's or is that just the closest match to original out there?

The blue on my 350 looks to be quite a bit different.

original 1968 Nordic blue 350 coupe
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Jarett #252911 06/11/12 04:46 PM
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metallic blue, years blue 66-72 , other blues , before and after...the blue on yours indicates someone painted it wrong color or the engine year is not matching the car year...

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69 convertible 400 (was 350) Natalie, SOLD
58 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce , Gina,(SOLD)
1974 Alfa Romeo Spider, Mrs Robinson
2011 Volvo C30 T5 , Victoria ,.....( or Vicky)

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