66 C20 327, green original engine paint
 

Pulled my 327 out of the truck to be rebuilt, thought I would share some pics of an original painted engine. Im having the paint color matched right now.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...ps215gesrn.jpg

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The 292's were painted green as well. Thanks for sharing!

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Using the sample paint on the flywheel is your most accurate match to '66 327 green, other parts of the engine has been exposed to high heat, weathering and bleaching out( due to engine degreasers etc). IMO, Ford green is the closest match for the 292 and 327 in a ready to use rattle can. But if found someone who can match color with high temp paint,great, go for it. Member Sodly has a super low mileage 327, which appears to be closer to Ford Green than the lighter Alpine Green ( aka Detroit Diesel Green). http://www.ebay.com/itm/VHT-Paint-Hi...693832&vxp=mtr

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The flywheel is the part I left with them to match. They are going to put the enamel in some spray cans. I've heard the ford green is the closest but I figured since I have the parts I might as well get EXACT matched up :chevy:

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Careful....Ford green takes away horse power. ;)

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Another reason I'm gonna skip it!

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Could you post a picture of the front end of each head after they are grease removed? I think I can just see it's there but the drivers side head could have like a "YH" in yellow grease pencil on the front of it indicating 327 turbo 400. Interestingly it may have something as Y_ as it also has the A.I.R. calif emission but no code appears to have ever been assigned in the GM books for that one. Cool to put that back on there when you have it all painted up again! Also were you able to see the codes on the firewall with assembly line grease pencil for the options like the turbo 400 tranny? My 327 turbo 400 donor parts truck had M49AG written just to the right of center upper firewall and before the drivers side washer hose cowl hole. Sometimes those marking are very faint but still readable in the right light.

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Looks about right to me.

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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...psrnz61aqn.jpg

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Also here is a CT mark on the trans
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...pscrvhhz7l.jpg

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Nice. Appears one of the line guys added his own version of YEAH too to the lower sides of the block.

This was my St. Louis built truck with 327 engine and PG markings as were on the heads. My 327 TH block was junk when I tore it down to rebuild.

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I was wondering what those letters between the YH were for haha. Sorry to hear the block wasn't any good.

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Digging this back up, but I'm not optimistic considering the thread never got updated. Was curious what paint color/match ended up being used?

I ended up having a local paint shop match my original flywheel color.
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That's awesome! I went with Duplicolor alpine green for one of my builds. Mine seems just a tad lighter.

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That looks great!

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That looks so good! I love seeing these small blocks in the factory colors other than the most popular engine orange.

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Thanks for the reply! It looks great. :metal: Do you have a paint code or anything showing what was used to achieve that color?

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Just noticed those heads on the freshly painted engine aren't the original cylinder heads as shown in the "before" photos. Those are the hi-perf double hump heads :)

Should be a runner, I spy a retrofit roller lifter peekin' out!
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Re: 66 C20 327, green original engine paint
 

WOW I guess all that oil preserved that green...looks really good...

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Thanks guys! Yeah wasn't quite happy with the numbers when I put all the stock parts together so ended up going double hump heads, corvette intake manifold, roller rockers and roller lifters :metal:

Since it was a custom paint mix I think it's just the company's codes on it, not a general code that would work anywhere.

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I was going to paint my 292 Alpine Green but after seeing this I am going to have to do some playing with Ford Green to compare.

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Dang it! Getting ready to paint mine soon & have been researching for the correct shade of green. I was about to just pull the trigger on late 60's Buick green, until I saw this thread about yours. Would love to duplicate what you have color-wise. There's another thread on factory correct restorations where the 327 engine color has been discussed, & I'm sure many folks that want originality could benefit greatly from your engine color.

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Do you have, or can you get a pic of the paint can showing any codes/info?

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They may seem like just numbers but to a paint shop they are not.

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I agree. I asked a paint-knowledgeable, fellow forum member who said there's probably a code on the can or at least a list of toners & how much of each used. If you still have the can used, please post a picture for us! :chevy:

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What he said, please : )

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No info on the cans besides the paint brand info. I'll get ahold of the company and see if they saved the info, will report back shortly.

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Interested in this color as well. Does anyone know if a '64 327 would have been the same color? I have seen tables that listed it that way, but they had a * by them saying that this is an assumption.

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Thank you. Fingers crossed! It would be a huge help to those wanting to duplicate the original color as close as possible.

It would.

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I apologize for my previous statement that it would be the same, however I think I read where the 327 wasn't available in trucks until 1966. Maybe someone else can verify.

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I just recently bought a 1964 C30 Factory AIR 327 truck , pretty well documented 33,000 mile truck. Heres the valve cover and some engine shots ( much more on this truck has been posted). Another member also just found a 1964 C20 with a 327. We are coming to a conclusion that these are late 1964 factory builds . Possibly the start of these engines for production ?

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...Camper/008.jpg
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If the can has a paper label the recipe might be written on the back. Don't know if they still do this. They should have it in their computer.

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Very nice.
The last two engines I had have been black.
I don't understand black. You can't see oil leaks as easy.
I had kinda planned on doing chevy orange, but I like that green.

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This would account for seeing various colors in different years also:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...1&postcount=11
http://www.1954advance-design.com/We...gineColors.jpg

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Guess that proves they did start arriving in trucks earlier than '66. Love these finds guys like you come up with! Looking at pics it's hard to tell with color, as the lighting might be different. The OP's newly painted pic looks a bit darker due to lighting. It makes his engine seem a little more green. Yours looks brighter & a bit more teal (like '60s Buick green). However, we're looking at two different painted areas (valve cover vs. flywheel) that have had different exposures to the elements.

Thanks for sharing your info. :chevy:

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That chart is way off Rocknrod . Never was a Chevy orange truck engine 60-66 , period. A lot of this stuff was done years ago , copied and posted in different places with little to no knowledge of this era trucks. I should note , I have confirmation on Chevy 1964 327s being green right from the Flint Michigan assembly plant. Bob Hensel was a very smart man , met him several times being from Wisconsin ( author of that color chart ) he also had the biggest all Chevy Library for the VCCA . Even those guys can get it wrong when they are not , lets say , experienced, in a certain field .

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Heres some color samples. One valle cover is a 1963 292 cover. One is a 1966 327 cover and wire holder. The spray card Im holding up to the cover was done by theastronaut , a member here with a can of NOS Green engine paint I sent him.
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Heres a 1960 C30 283 with 502 miles in truck green. Many of the larger truck V8s were green.
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...S/IMG_0528.jpg
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