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george w
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Did you put the aftermarket chrome valve covers on or were they already on the car ? I've seen the Edelbrock stamped and cast covers but I've never seen these plain ones. Do you know who made them ?
How about that, all these years later and no one still doesn't make that 343 copper in a spray can. Seymour makes engine Gold and the Alamosa Aqua (EN-66) used from 69 to 72. They used to make EN-75, the non metallic aqua used from 73 until ?/ Not sure if they still do. BTW, is that a 95 or 96 BMW E46 3 series sitting next to the convertible ? |
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Long time AMC fan. Ambassador 343, AMX 390, Hornet 360, Spirit 304 and Javelin 390. All but javelin bought new.
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fhpdave
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Actually its a 2011 Fusion Hybrid which is a really nice car. Gotta love 40 miles to the gallon
Edited by fhpdave - Dec/18/2014 at 4:01pm |
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67RogueX-Code
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When Rick Jones (SC397) did my engine, he used "VHT-SP402 Burnt Copper". It comes out flat, so he just used VHT's clear-gloss over it... it's almost exactly the right color.
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Bob Wilcox
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fhpdave
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Jegs actually had a can of burnt copper, but I did not buy it. I may revisit the issue before I install the engine - unfortunately it seems that I will have ample time to do so. Making the nationals in Cleveland next year is not looking to good right now. I primed the engine before I painted it and might be worried that if i changed the color, then applied clear that I could get some peeling/flaking which would not look good at all.
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george w
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The copper color looks right on as far as I can remember. But I have two questions. The first, is the thermostat housing supposed to be painted engine color or just be natural aluminum ? My second is about the oil fill tube. I see a ring around the circumference near the top. I've never seen that before. I've never had one of these tubes out of the manifold so i don't know what one is supposed to look like on both ends. Could this be an aftermarket fill tube or is a an OEM fill tube variation or perhaps installed upside down ?
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Long time AMC fan. Ambassador 343, AMX 390, Hornet 360, Spirit 304 and Javelin 390. All but javelin bought new.
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vpugly
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Good luck. Sounds like a interesting project.
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70 Donohue 390
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I remember on one my engines, way back when, that the fill tube was in REALLY tight and the only way to get it out was to put a ballpean hammer handle in the filler tube and bend it in several places. The result looked just like the tube on the copper engine. I just turned the tube over and the filler cap covers the groves. Edited by 70 Donohue 390 - Sep/24/2014 at 7:01pm |
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fhpdave
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Well it may be foolish and will be all covered up, but I sort of color matched some rustoleum type paint and did the whole interior after I replaced all the seam sealer. It gave my spirit a little pick me up and readied me for replacing the passenger quarter which should be on it's way soon.
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fhpdave
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Dont know why the picture did not post, but here it is.
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RebelRay
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Dave, it looks good! I would have painted the floor too. Its one of those "I know it's there" kinda deals. You do good work!
Ray
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