Clean and paint engine
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Almost Heaven
The truck is a faded tan color.
It definitely won't be chevy orange. I'll leave that for the chevy motor guys. Nothing against it just don't want it on my engine.
I'm leaning towards ford blue and ford gray.
Someone said something about chrome valve cover. Is there a good quality one out there or are they the thin cheaper ones? I don't want to put something on it that's going to leak later.
It definitely won't be chevy orange. I'll leave that for the chevy motor guys. Nothing against it just don't want it on my engine.
I'm leaning towards ford blue and ford gray.
Someone said something about chrome valve cover. Is there a good quality one out there or are they the thin cheaper ones? I don't want to put something on it that's going to leak later.
Hopefully someone here has used a chrome valve cover and can chip in. I want to put a chrome one on mine if I ever rebuild it.
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The truck I will eventually be putting a built 300 into is is basically solid ford blue already. I plan on getting some POR15 in the same blue and painting the tranny, TC, bellhousing, frame, inside of cab, engine compartment with it. So I want a color scheme for the engine that contrasts well with the blue that the rest of the truck will be. I'm thinking about doing the entire engine solid black, with all new bolts, and only a very few, small, blood-red, highlights on say the CLIFFORD on the valve cover, intake, and maybe somewhere on the fan. I"m not sure.
But anyway, F-250 restorer took a clifford valve cover and blasted off the black powder coating then had it chrome plated. Looks really good, and the clifford cover is the heaviest, stiffest valve cover you can buy for these engines.
But anyway, F-250 restorer took a clifford valve cover and blasted off the black powder coating then had it chrome plated. Looks really good, and the clifford cover is the heaviest, stiffest valve cover you can buy for these engines.
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It has a rag over half of it but you can tell it's a clifford:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...-hp-300-a.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...-hp-300-a.html
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Joined: May 2008
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From: In my own world
The truck is a faded tan color.
It definitely won't be chevy orange. I'll leave that for the chevy motor guys. Nothing against it just don't want it on my engine.
I'm leaning towards ford blue and ford gray.
Someone said something about chrome valve cover. Is there a good quality one out there or are they the thin cheaper ones? I don't want to put something on it that's going to leak later.
It definitely won't be chevy orange. I'll leave that for the chevy motor guys. Nothing against it just don't want it on my engine.
I'm leaning towards ford blue and ford gray.
Someone said something about chrome valve cover. Is there a good quality one out there or are they the thin cheaper ones? I don't want to put something on it that's going to leak later.
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Joined: Oct 2008
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I personally don't really like chrome much on an engine, but that's only me. Although it does look good , and would look better than a funky color, I think a painted valve cover in a well matched paint scheme looks the best.
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From: In my own world
yeah i do. it fit really well, don't leak, and so far just wipe it off. it came with the rubber grommets, and the oil fill/breather cap. stock pcv fit right in. the stock valve cover leaked like a river
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From: Little Falls,New York
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/p...365035&thumb=1 Here's the engine for my falcon,289 + extras
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From: raymond alberta
i liked the CAT paintjob but its too bright for me i will do the block a color that matches the scheme of the whole truck and a chrome valve cover if i can get one...i dont like stock 
a sweet built 300
http://fordsix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=57705
heres your 300 caterpillar
http://fordsix.com/forum/viewtopic.p...it=caterpillar
a sweet built 300
http://fordsix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=57705
heres your 300 caterpillar
http://fordsix.com/forum/viewtopic.p...it=caterpillar
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From: raymond alberta
yeah i went to the annual street wheelers weekend show n shine today and i only saw one...yes ONE inline 6! it was in a old chev, i cant remember what year it was now, but that was depressing...no where near as many trucks there this year mostly much cars and 4 old 26 ford t-buckets, i kinda drooled LOL...but i saw something there that totally urked me...3, THREE chevy 350 engines in FORD vehicles, i threw up a little there
EDIT::: found the pic of it, it was a 57 chevy pick up
EDIT::: found the pic of it, it was a 57 chevy pick up
