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1. Engine colors? (score: 1): Author: SpitfiresRule@aol.com; Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 16:06:23 EST; Greetings! Does anyone have any info on what colors were used for valve covers, timing covers, etc., on early Spits? I want to do some powder coating and seal replacing while the motor is out, and th; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01574.html (7,505 bytes)
2. RE: Engine colors? (score: 1): Author: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>; Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 16:45:05 -0500; I was researching this, as well, for the Mk III. From early brochures (via the various websites) I have seen a copper color on the valve cover. Mine is a metallic copper, too, but flaking off, of cou; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01580.html (8,730 bytes)
3. Re: Engine colors? (score: 1): Author: "RALPH JANNELLI" <RALPH.JANNELLI@Prodigy.net>; Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 17:14:07 -0500; The engine on early spitfires were black. The valve cover was a copper-bronze color the closest match I have found for this is a GM Camel color - Plasti-kote GM 7147. Cheers Ralph Jannelli Matthews,; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01583.html (9,544 bytes)
4. Re: Engine colors? (score: 1): Author: "Keith R. Stewart" <kstewart@wwdc.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 18:26:42 -0500; Banbury, Terrence replied (via reason A friend who used to take his MkII Spit to TRF's Summer Party did his a copper colour because he had an original dealer brochure from the 60's showing the engine; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01589.html (8,470 bytes)
5. Re: Engine colors? (score: 1): Author: SpitfiresRule@aol.com; Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 18:37:00 EST; How about the Timing cover,Oil pan? Any ideas?; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01590.html (7,651 bytes)
6. Re: Engine colors? (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 21:07:39 -0500; A photo in my '72 MK IV sales brochure shows a silver-colored valve cover. Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01599.html (8,525 bytes)
7. RE: Engine colors? (score: 1): Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 06:02:35 -0600; Unless your going Concourse, What about what do YOU like ? How about the Timing cover,Oil pan? Any ideas?; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01605.html (8,036 bytes)
8. Re: Engine colors? (score: 1): Author: "D.T.Gebhard" <kimkell@decaturnet.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 08:28:58 -0500; FWIW I painted my block with 500 deg. RED. The head with flat black *stove* paint. The valve cover also 500 deg red. Fan, John Deere yellow! Looks great! Dave Gebhard -- Original Message -- From: Cra; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01608.html (8,504 bytes)
9. RE: Engine colors? (score: 1): Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 07:30:28 -0600; I have a 79 Ford F100 and I am a little partial to Ford blue. Sooo, block, pan, valve cover all Ford blue. I like it because it shows oil well for searching out leaks, and I like the North Carolina T; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01609.html (8,957 bytes)
10. RE: Engine colors? (score: 1): Author: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>; Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 08:30:52 -0500; Ah-ha! It changed from the Mk III.; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01611.html (9,047 bytes)
11. RE: Engine colors? (score: 1): Author: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>; Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:19:29 -0500; You might consider how much oil, etc.do you want to see dripping down the oil pan, timing cover, etc. This is the "ultimate" design paradigm in choosing colors...."Will it show the 'dirt'." I'm not a; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01616.html (8,945 bytes)
12. RE: Engine colors? (score: 1): Author: Mike Welch <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 08:25:30 -0700; FWIW, I painted mine British Racing Green, with silver valve cover, timing cover, etc. Looks pretty good (if I do say so myself). Mike Welch http://home.turbopower.com/~mikew '68+/- Triumph Spitfire; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01617.html (8,504 bytes)
13. RE: Engine colors? (score: 1): Author: "Bowen, Patrick A RP2" <PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil>; Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:52:42 -0500; As I am now painting my car BRG, where mind you did you obtain BRG engine Quite interested and wanting some. Patrick Bowen FWIW, I painted mine British Racing Green, with silver valve cover, timing c; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01618.html (8,881 bytes)
14. Re: Engine colors? (score: 1): Author: SpitfiresRule@aol.com; Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 11:17:54 EST; Yep! Maybe this is why Triumph painted almost everything under the hood black! To mask the oil leaks! I think someone in the engine design area must have had stock in Castrol! Mitch (My garage looks; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01620.html (7,765 bytes)
15. RE: Engine colors? (score: 1): Author: Mike Welch <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:07:00 -0700; I found a few cans of BBQ grill paint at the local Ace Hardware. I think the color was called Dark Hunter Green, or something like that, but it was the same as the BRG touch-up paint. I painted the e; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01622.html (9,410 bytes)

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