I'll paint my Ford air cleaner shall the inside be blue or black?
shall air valve vacuum motor/sensor be silver?
(on the air cleaner snorkel)
shall vacuum door be silver?
(opens at full throttle and gives the engine more air)
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In an effort to cut time & costs, I don't believe that the inside would be separately painted black from the factory...Mark
Yes, Ford air cleaners are black inside from the factory.
Air valve diaphragm is zinc plated and passivated gold (like the throttle levers on a Holley carb).
Air valve diaphragm is zinc plated and passivated gold (like the throttle levers on a Holley carb).
Air cleaner is blue on the inside. I have the original. The question is which shade. There is a lighter and darker blue that was used.
It should be the darker blue. It is called "dark Ford Blue" or "Mustang blue".
The shading of it actually varies since Ford considered the blue a "batch color" and it varied some from batch to batch.
The only shade that would be wrong would be the light blue.
The shading of it actually varies since Ford considered the blue a "batch color" and it varied some from batch to batch.
The only shade that would be wrong would be the light blue.
Actually there are three shades. There's an "Old Ford Blue" very light. Believe me, I've made mistakes on all three, and I think the dark, and medium can be correct. My original engine color was the medium shade, and air cleaner to match.
is it exactly the same air cleaner on 1973 Pantera #6476 and 1979 Pantera #9138, except the cover?
is all vacuum parts painted blue front DeTomaso?
is all vacuum parts painted blue front DeTomaso?
exactly my point ... everything blue.
Ron
Ron
1) Shall coil bracket be silver?
2) Shall coil body be black and the top yellow?
3) Was there any decal on the coil?
pic?
4) Was it same coil on 351 BOSS?
5) Was there any decal on the start realy?
pic?
2) Shall coil body be black and the top yellow?
3) Was there any decal on the coil?
pic?
4) Was it same coil on 351 BOSS?
5) Was there any decal on the start realy?
pic?
coil bracket flat black coil flat black .. i'm not sure if the pantera came with the yellow top coil ...no decal
should the oil pan be the same color of dark Ford blue?
Yes Sirree Bob!!😉
How was the engine bay in a ´72 car finished? Did it reflect the body color? Mine came with a gooey black bituminous coating. Horrible stuff. Removed it and finished the bay with flat black paint. Drawback is that it easily collects dust. Next time I will go for semi-gloss. Any comments?
eugenioinnocenti posted:How was the engine bay in a ´72 car finished? Did it reflect the body color? Mine came with a gooey black bituminous coating. Horrible stuff. Removed it and finished the bay with flat black paint. Drawback is that it easily collects dust. Next time I will go for semi-gloss. Any comments?
Yup! They all came with a heavy coating of petroleum based undercoating applied liberally all over the engine bay. And you're right, it is "horrible stuff." I removed it from mine and sprayed it with truck bed liner to approximate the original appearance (but it's much cleaner looking and has a slight gloss). It's also easier to clean than the original undercoating.
As for the dust, the engine compartment always gets dusty because air flowing over the top of the car and down onto the decklid creates a vacuum at the top of the engine which draws dirt, dust and even gravel up into the engine compartment. It doesn't matter what you coat the engine compartment with, it will all get covered with dust. But paint or bed-liner do rinse clean much easier than the original undercoating.
eugenioinnocenti posted:How was the engine bay in a ´72 car finished? Did it reflect the body color? Mine came with a gooey black bituminous coating. Horrible stuff. Removed it and finished the bay with flat black paint. Drawback is that it easily collects dust. Next time I will go for semi-gloss. Any comments?
My car is an original late 74 and has a satin black finish in the engine compartment. Not sure when they stopped with the gooey black stuff.
As Garth says, the truck bed liner stuff is pretty tough, or I would just go with the satin/semi gloss black. Easy to touch up with a rattle can when you scratch it while working on the engine.