Thanks Dave, Looks so good! you guys have way more energy than I do! LOL, that book would be great if you make it, i'm in!

Looking at these pictures made me curious. I see alot of bare spots under the engine on the oil pan and block. How were these engines painted by the factory? Long blocks? Fully assembled? Would the oil pan be painted on or off the engine?


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Hi Lou,
The engines were painted as an assembly and were not covered very well in the hard to reach areas. Steve Been painted the engine with the exact same characteristics as the original example that we documented. We left the areas sparsely covered just like the original engine paint. He even put the runs in the paint (where they originally existed) but did not make them look manipulated or purposefully placed!