All stock colors or not I think your engine bay is clean and detailed. Looks Great!

 

 

Spatz...thanks, chosen intent.

 

I thought all those parts, back in the day, were gold cadmium. Which is toxic of course.
But great looking truck nonetheless. Shows me that I have a long way to go.

 

Dan:
I think there are some places that still do yellow cad. There is a subtle difference between zinc dichromate and yellow cad, but I can't recall what it is. I think dichromate is more shiny. I think that Valley Plating there in Van Nuys has the descriptions and options on their website...and, you may be right, the original yellow plating was cadminum. Probably before OSHA came along!! On the other hand, I wasn't really concerned with the original finish, I just wanted a consistent and clean look on all fasteners. I have done some with black oxide in the past but found that they weren't very rust resistant unless you clear coat them. The zinc dichromate is supposed to be considerably more resistant to rust and corrosion....

 

Eastwood makes an under the hood paint, it’s a two part aerosol and had some great reviews, so I chose to give it a try.


The look is much cleaner underneath

 

 

that is a great looking engine bay! Excellent work

 

Here are some before shots

 

Looks fantastic!
At least 80% of all the hood hinges I have along with hood latch are same yellow zinc.
Any current day pics of truck?

 

Looks very sanitary! Nice job!

 

My version 482 FE Dual Quad EFI

 

Boss - don't forget to run your washer fluid hoses so you can squirt your windshield when driving it on those rainy days coming up....Lol.

 

Windshield is NOS don't want to get it wet . . It's a bit changed under the hood now from that pic. Wanted more HP/TQ so dropped in a 6 cylinder.

 

I wouldn't drive that in the rain NOS windshield or not....Hahaha! It's way too purdy. I hope my paint turns out half as shiny.