Engine Paint

JCC · Mar 24, 2015

Since the Hemi is pulled no way I am putting it back in with out cleaning it up and some fresh paint. I am planning silver exhaust, silver valve covers, silver oil pan, black heads, black for other misc items with some silver mixed in to avoid black on black, and Hemi orange for the block. Anyone have pics of a Hemi they cleaned up?

I am not set on the color scheme yet, besides I know I want some silver and black in there. Hard to not use the Hemi orange when it is a Hemi though...

JCC · Apr 3, 2015

Will post pics when it all goes back together.

Durangutan · Apr 3, 2015

You know how awesome a clean, shiny, freshly painted engine looks? Beauty so far man!

Here's a copy and paste steal from a Googly search about MOPAR colors throughout history for reference if you care:

Mopar Engine Colors Through The Years

Below are the Mopar numbers for the various engine paints used by Chrysler from the 1940s.

Black - Mopar P4120753

1981-up 2.2L engines
1983-up 318 and 360 engines
All production Jeep engines

Race Hemi Orange - Mopar P4120751 (A bright orange color)

1962-1964 Max Wedge engines (413 and 426 Cross Ram)
1964-1965 426 Race Hemis 426 Race Hemis

Street Hemi Orange - Mopar P4349216 (A reddish orange color commonly referred to as "Hemi Orange."

1966-1971 426 Street Hemis
1969-1971 High performance 383 and 440 engines
1970-1971 340 engines

Turquoise - Mopar P4120752 (Medium blue-green color)

1962-1971 All B/RB big blocks.
1969 LA 340's.

Red - Mopar P4349218 (Bright red color)
This "red" color is NOT THE SAME as the "red" that MP sells, nor does commercially available (Krylon, Plasti-Cote) "Chrysler Red" paint match the original Slant-6 red color. NAPA sells an exact match of the slightly orangish red used on some 1960-1969 Slant 6 engines. It is NAPA Farm equipment spray paint, International-Harvester Red, made by Martin Senour.

Late 1960s Poly 318 engines and Slant 6 engines
1964-1969 All 273 engines
1967-1969 LA 318s
1968 340s

Blue - Mopar P4349217 (Medium blue color)

1972-1983 All production engines except the 2.2
1969-1972 LA 318s
1969 340s

Blue - (No Mopar number) (Color code never appeared in manuals)
Slightly darker than the standard blue used on the 70's LA engines. Paint also turned Turquoise with heat. Even Galen Govier does not have a spec for mixing. This paint was used on a lot of 340' and other LA engines in late 69. Most restorers use Blue Mopar P4349217 (above) to repaint and
the judges agree.

Yellow - Mopar P4529144

Mid 1963 to mid-1969 Slant 6 truck engines ONLY

Aluminum Silver - Mopar P4529148.

Most 1940s to early 1960 engines, including most of the early Hemis and 1950s Poly engines were painted this color. Silver was also used on all the flathead 6's except that the performance option in the 30's included a high compression head that was painted bright red.

Gold Metallic - Mopar P4529149. Used from the late 50s and early 60s

"Golden Lion" engines
"Golden Commando" engines
DeSoto "Adventurer" engines

Source:

340 paint colors courtesy of Mopar Action Magazine

JCC · Apr 7, 2015

I know in the long run the paint wont hold on to the plastic, but was not going to pass up the opportunity to paint some the underhood plastic before putting it back together as well. I guess I could of spent hours prepping the plastic with washing, sanding, and primer, but I did not want that large of a investment in a vehicle I have yet to even drive. Pulling and rebuilding the engine has taken up enough time already.

BlkDRT2014 · Apr 19, 2015

Looks good. What happened to the motor that you had to pull it? Just curious.

JCC · Apr 20, 2015

That is the motor I had to pull.. New rod and piston as needed. Then all new bearings, rings, push rods, timing kit, water pump, and gaskets through out. Lots of cleaning of built up carbon, lapped the valves, and replaced the old intake as well. On the road working for several weeks so not sure when it will get finished, but at the point where things are going back together. Exhaust bolt that broke off is only real hurdle at the moment. Once that is taken care of another couple hours to get motor all the way together, probably day and half to put it in along with everything else back in place. Should run like new, and look better then new when its done.

JCC · May 31, 2015

Way over do, but update on current progress. Going to try and have it back together next week.

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