finally got my 74 running and engine painted

painted the entire engine bay and everything without taking the motor out ... ill post pics tomorrow im excited

 

Before And after of the engine...

 

Wow! Thats a big change, and the end result looks great! Keep up the good work.

 

ill be posting pics of the car once i get it painted... its gonna be a HUGE difference very excited!!

 

dam wata change!!!!!!!!!!!

 

painted just about all of it in one day too did a lil touch ups teh next day and did it with the engine inside and everything only removed alternator and a few other parts to chrome them...

 

Wow, huge difference, really nice! That must have been tough with the engine and all the surrounding "stuff" in the way, but you did a great job!

Art

 

thanks!

 

That looks really great !

 

Looks great!

 

what tips do you have for me to try and do this with the engine in????

I could pull the motor but that would take me a full week to pull the motor paint and put it back in as I only do it part time.....

did you prime it first???

 

Yeah I second that, how'd you do it? how did you prep the engine bay fo rthis, did you de greaswe, rough, sand etc?

 

what i did was remove the alternator and the horn and pretty much everything on the sides then removed the fan, radiator, and air cleaner, i seperatley painted each peice chrome and waited on teh air cleaner. i then degreased the entire engine and firewalls a few times rinsed em then degreased again rubbing away any grime and gunk it had left over... painted the entire engine and firewalls with Rust-Oleum flat black then painted the engine with a heat resistant black coating... i painted the valve cover with a heat resistant Old Ford Blue and then sanded down teh Air Cleaner before i painted it as well... after everything dried put it back up and did a few touch ups... And Ther YA GO! Have Fun

 

Will the rustolem adhere to the painted surfaces without " roughing them up first?

 

Buttyful!