Bill:
FWIW, my 74 was painted an aluminum color that was 80% gone,
with rust in all the uncovered areas.
The finish in the rest of the engine compartment was completely
natural (no restoration or repairs of any sort, not even so much as a
touch up best I could tell). As a result, I always assumed that the
factory painted the manifold hi-temp aluminum color. When I did my
engine rebuild I bead blasted and repainted my manifold with aluminum
header paint. It looks great, but now I am not so sure that it is
correct. Hmmm.
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bill & Skip Pugh
Sent: December 19, 2005 3:23 PM
To: Robert M. Lang; 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Concours Question
Well they are already "rust" ... but the Judges at the Serrano
Concours said "any visible rust" requires a deduction ... this kept
Rosey from a Podium finish ...
Eastwood has hi-temp colors in : Factory Gray, Stainless Steel,
Silver, and Satin Black. I am thinking that Factory Gray might be
the way to go ...
Comments appreciated.
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Bill Pugh
1957 TR3 TS16765L
aka
Casper
1970 TR6 CC59179L
aka
Rosey
Wallace, CA
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