On Wed, 26 Jun 1996, Will Zehring wrote:
> Fellow mog-o-philes:
> I have a sense that factory habbits were flexible as regards details of the
> Mog. However, every Mog I've seen has the fire wall in black. Is this
> basically true? I was thinking of cleaning up the engine and painting it,
> but what color? I don't mean to imply that I'm intent upon absolute
> originality, but... I'm talking about the ford engine here, so please don't
> tell me to paint it Ford blue (that color makes me urpy). I cheer for every
Why not a medium gray? I painted the Green Man's engine thusly
last year... It helps me track where the leaks are coming from
(not that I can control them or anything silly like that... it
IS nice to know where they are...). the gray is cooler than the
gray they paint Fordson tractors... Hell, pass it off as a FORDson
tractor engine... All the better english cars have agricultural
roots... stems too!
I've gotta leaf
Greg "Farmer Alfalfa was a friend of mine" Petrolati
gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
"That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois
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