Engine color??

65sixbanger

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I am almost finished putting the engine back together, and would like to paint it before I put it in. Any suggestions or ides?
 

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I use New ford gray, it is the closest to IH there is IMO.
 

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purple, make it purpleLOL jk it depends what color your truck is i was never a fan of IH gray but IH red is a great color:sly
 

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tractorman86 said:
purple, make it purple
Ouch. Jealous Jacob?;Poke
I can't wait to see the purple piemans truck next month.


Paint it black.


It hides the oil leaks.:D



I painted mine the same color as the body on Goldie. Looks good till it got dirty.:dunno
 

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ron i dont care who you are thats funny right there.
yea i wish i could down mine long enough to do a rebuild and paint it up all purdy like. I've got a brass freeze plug wheeping a tiny bit, and i think one of my head gaskets is wheeping a little oil down the back. the IH red idea i got from jons scout
 

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A red engine looks great in a black truck. For other colors, I'd go with gray.
 

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Do you ever use any other color? Goldie, Mater, Droopy...:rotflmao:angel: Actually, I dont have any room to talk, all my stuff is painted the color it came.......

All kidding aside, I do like the blue that you have been using. I think on a truck that has been redone, a uniform color is cool...., but I kinda like the purple that Chris has decided to use...... I think that will be cool in the all black truck..........

I painted mine the same color as the body on Goldie. Looks good till it got dirty.:dunno
 
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If it isn't red..... Leave it in the Shed! I have some of that color floating around on some stuff, and a little Federal Yellow and IH 903 White.

A red engine looks great in a black truck. For other colors, I'd go with gray.
 

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Do you ever use any other color? Goldie, Mater, Droopy...:rotflmao:angel: Actually, I dont have any room to talk, all my stuff is painted the color it came.......


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Not you too. Geesh! You must have been talking to the extreme lawn mower again. LOL

So I've got 4 different colored blue trucks in my yard right now.:dunno

I am changing the engine colors for one of the trucks but that is for another day.:D

I am actually happy with the body paint holding up on the motor tho. It's done pretty well cosidering the heat it has seen.
 

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I painted mine with rebuilder's cast iron paint. To me, it looks better than boring Ford gray.
 

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just painted mine with ford blue and do the accesories in ford grey and i got a ford grey psd turbo thats going on my blue engine:D
 

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ford blue would be cool, the PO painted mine WVU colors gold and blue it looks good but its not my thing. if i ever have it out ill change it.
 

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i just thought i painted my racing lawn mower engine red with gold accseories it looks nice
 

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