Engine Color

TT1,

As far as I know, and in every picture I've seen, they all came the same color Ford blue.

Michael

I can say that my 71 car definitely was the darker Ford blue (I bought the wrong, lighter blue the first time), which was the exact colour I repainted it, as per the photo.

Nice Mark, very clean looking.

Thanks Jim. The real trick is to make sure you take some good photos RIGHT AFTER you finish, because it will never look as good again!

I had my car on a hoist this morning at work.(For the first time) I noticed my oil pan is still blue. As you said, it appears to be a darker blue color than what I remember. Eventually I want to detail the engine compartment to a near stock condition. Our shop is closed on Saturdays, so I had time to look it over really well for the first time. Everything looks good, rust free and such. What I was trying to find was a mystery rattle under the car. It sounds like its coming from the left rear or possibly the center tunnel? A thump thump noise over bumps. I have tighten and inspected everything that I can think of. Its a head scratcher. Is there something where the linkage goes in the console? I would bet real money its coming from the left rear. I have yet to remove the bulkhead for the first time and view the engine from the front. Well, hopefully I will find this gremlin too. I can't be having thumping noises in my new toy!

There is a pretty large hole for the linkage (on my car) and a rubber boot as well. Are you sure it's not a bushing? There are lots of possibilities in the rear suspension, and something that seems tight on a hoist, may not be with the weight of the car bouncing up and down on it. The other thing I've discovered (the hard way...) is how often sound travels from it's source to another apparent location.

I have a weird clunk when I start off (usually) that I'm having trouble locating too. I'm hoping it's not an engine mount. Let us know what you end up finding.

Mark-very nice and clean! Do yourself a HUGE favor. GET RID OF THE PLASTIC CLUTCH LINE. Mine blew unexpectedly (fortunately I was only about 2 miles from my home) and spewed brake fluid all over my finished engine compartment. Does wonders for the paint! Pantera East sells a braided stainless line for about $80. It fits perfectly, looks great, and takea about 30 minutes to install, including bleeding. It's cheap insurance.

Swen

Swen, thanks for the tip. Just when I thought I knew everything (ha ha), along comes another great idea I've never been exposed to. Great advice and now on my growing list of things to do this winter. Happy driving!

Just make sure you have a really good ground from the engine/tranny to the frame!! I put one of these stainless clutch lines on and it tried to use the clutch line as a ground and blew a hole in it, guess what? leaked clutch fluid all over!! I added an additional ground strap from the engine block to the bolt for the upper cross member and have had no problems since.

Gary #06984