This pan shows 12 year old BEG from restoration supplier on left. The right side is the bottom coat found from another Wilmington Delaware assembly 1955 264 motor. (plant demolished 2019) In the center is the stat housing in fresh Ford Green DE1617 by Dupli-color. Had to wait a day for NAPA...
Found a green with a blue hue as bottom coat on my 1955 Special and the only coat on another motor from the same Wilmington De plant. My NAPA veteran remembers selling Buick green years ago. Photo shows old valley pan paint and DE1517 Ford Green on a thermostat housing. Alpine Green was a...
So can we really ever know what was used on engines off the line? How can a judge know what is correct? 🤷🏼♂️ Gotta be a formula or chip somewhere! 🕵️♂️
Left is repainted breather with paint from Buick supplier years ago on a driven car. Under the orange decal about the same. Fresh can from same supplier shows fresh head bolt which I like. Bolt next to it fresh Duplicolor which is lighter. Breather on far tight from a tired motor that needs...
Hi I used the Buick vendor stuff years ago and found it changed with time so the the new can from the same vendor is not even close. The Dupllicolor from Napa is much closer to the new can from the vendor. I doubt Buick ever got as fussy over this as the resto guys whose stuff is triple the...
Found the Dupli-Color Alpine Green Detroit Diesel engine paint looks like the Buick Green. Anyone else use it? About $8 for 12 oz spray can at several chain auto parts stores.
Wanted 4 barrel motor set up with Dynaflow, complete and usable as. Will put on gaskets as needed. Must be in Maryland, Va, Pa, NJ or Delaware area. I can pickup. ads6855@gmail.com. Andy
Anyone going? No pre registrations with racing on Sept 13,14. Show Saturday. No additional fee to swap parts. All at U.S. 13 Dragway. tristategsclub.com