Rodney,
Why be concerned with Tiger Originality when you have painted the car a
BMW color. What color does BMW paint their engine compartment, and will
their straight 6 fit? ;-)
Seriously, the major problem you face is getting the engine,
transmission, and exhaust back in without scratching your new engine
compartment paint, whatever color you choose.
Steve
RMEbstein@aol.com wrote:
>Hi Tony,
>
>My dilemma or problem is that my Tiger's engine compartment is now an ugly
>black. The rest of the car is a nice '73 BMW Polaris Silver hue and it's in
>great shape. Not concours quality, but really nice. If I pull (or drop) the
>260
>engine and replace it, then it would obviously be a good time to paint the
>engine compartment.
>
>Here's my issue, do I paint the engine compartment the original Carnival
>Red, which would mean the whole car would need to be painted, or do I just
>paint
>match the engine compartment with the existing silver?
>
>This is why I'm stuck. While a new engine is expensive, painting the entire
>car would double or triple the cost of the entire job.
>
>Rodney
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