Sorry, color......
I'm sure I've asked this but I'll be damned if I can find it. I'm taking my block to be bored in a couple of weeks so I'm sorting the paint for it. I've seen 57's with black, blue or red blocks, what colour (sorry, COLOR!!!) should it be?
Thanks
57's Should be Red engine ,black valve covers and Argent silver air cleaner.
As long as we're on colours..should I leave my aluminum block 4.6 aluminum, or paint it?
No, I'm not going to polish it....I don't think..well, maybe...NO!...Well it would look good and I don't have anything sheduled for 2014.
Rich you do have too much time to think!........ :003:
I am no expert however I have pics of my Y when I got it out of storage after 21 years, (It sat in a barn from 1979 to 2000 and I degreased the engine. The block was more or an orange color, with a red air cleaner. the valve covers were indeed black however the stickers on the valve covers are listed as 1955 stickers? in any parts book I look at. Since my Dad has been with the car since day 1, I am confident that it has never been out of my fender wells. Just my 2 cents and any info would be appreciated.
4thgen57...Which engine, where was your car built, what date code?
Quote from: RICH MUISE on 2013-02-05 19:39
As long as we're on colours..should I leave my aluminum block 4.6 aluminum, or paint it?
No, I'm not going to polish it....I don't think..well, maybe...NO!...Well it would look good and I don't have anything sheduled for 2014.
Paint it the same colour as the body. As long as the inner fenders are a different colour than the body it should look pretty good.
Quote from: RICH MUISE on 2013-02-05 19:39As long as we're on colours..should I leave my aluminum block 4.6 aluminum, or paint it?
Leave it aluminum! Then you will never have any paint to flake off & it will always be easy to refresh the aluminum with whatever. Scotch bright pads maybe.
I'll polish aluminum but I never, ever paint it. Not that I am saying to polish that block. Too much work to get it right.
Its a 272, ECG casting on block with ECZ-G heads. This has puzzled me for a while.
I always thought the original colors were red or yellow?
I painted the Y-block t-bird red, it leans toward orange. A couple of my GM buddies were calling it Chevy orange, so we compared the two colors. Its not that orange, Mark
I need to compare mine. It looks Orange to me. I will see if I can scan some pics of the engine after I degreased it.
Except for that damn aftermarket rocker arm oiler gizmo this looks stock & as I remember '56s & '57s.
Not sure on the valve cover color though.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/TomIII/Ranchero/1957FordSHERIFFCAR3.jpg)
Tom,
That oiler looks Hi Tech! I remember as a Kid my Dad would cut strips of a wool blanket, soak them in oil and lay them over the valves! LOl
Tim :unitedstates:
Man...you had it tough growing up...we've all heard stories about walking 2 miles thru 4 feet of snow to get to school, holes in shoes, etc......but wood blankets, and not even complaining about it..wow now that WAS tough.
LOL...sorry couldn't resist
Quote from: 57 Ford Kustom on 2013-02-07 04:59
Tom,
That oiler looks Hi Tech! I remember as a Kid my Dad would cut strips of a wood blanket, soak them in oil and lay them over the valves! LOl
Tim :unitedstates:
I recall watching my Dad working on a 'squeaky" yblock rocker arm problem that needed an overhead oiler but the customer didnt have the money for the repair. I watched him take handfuls of grease (real grease, not that thin stuff they sell today) and pack both rocker assys with it. Car left quiet but I dont think it lasted too long.
The orange color was used 55-57. I see descriptions all over the board on that color. The colors differ as much as the description of them. I use paint from Mac's on mine. Curiously, if you peel back the Mac's sticker on the can it says Mopar orange. It seems to come the closest to what I recall so I'll stick with it. The "Ford red" seems too red to me.
...asking a lot from my memory! My Dad bought my '57 new with a 272. I remember the color being more red than the orange in the previous post. We had Ford tractors and other Ford farm equipment and the accent color was a red that was very similar to the '57's engine color. I use Ford implement red on my frame. The picture shows how orange the implement red is against the red of the Lakewood bellhousing.
Quote from: 57 Ford Kustom on 2013-02-07 04:59Tom, That oiler looks Hi Tech!
Wood? (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/TomIII/smilies/lol.gif) You mean wool blankets? Laying on the rocker arm shaft? (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/TomIII/smilies/uhoh.gif) I can just see that getting tangled up in the rockers. Never heard of anyone doing that.
Those oiler kits sucked, especially so if someone didn?t do a good job of installing them in the first place. Even then they still sucked & I am not the only one that thinks so. The little copper lines would leak at the connections & they would also break & squirt lots of oil all over & empty the oil pan in short order.
There was one on a 57 Ranchero I had for a while as a kid. That oiler thing was a constant problem. Never was able or had the means to get it fixed right & never had anyone to help with it.
Car was eventually got totaled. (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/TomIII/smilies/cry.gif) Always had problems with it & it was a rust bucket covered with bondo & some fresh paint. Guess I was a just a kid blinded by the flash. Looked for another 57 Ranchero here for the next 49 years.
Always had all kinds of big troubles with any white car since & now avoid them like the plague.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/TomIII/Ranchero/Konni-Ranchero1963-1.jpg)
Quote from: gasman826 on 2013-02-07 08:34I remember the color being more red than the orange in the previous post.
I agree, more red than orange. Not nearly as red as the red in your pix though! I can't really see any difference between the frame & the bellhousing.
That's a damn nice frame!
Probably a difference in monitors. I can see the difference quite clearly on mine.
Tom....cute blond!
Wood, wool, whats the difference, both keep you warm! But not as warm as that Blonde Tom!!! :003:
Tim :unitedstates:
I used Duplicolor Engine Enamel Ford Red (DE 1605 Ford Red) on Project 302.
Rob
That's it!
They were red from the factory with black valve covers. I think after time and heat they turned a little towards the orange side but not as orange as a Cheby. I've seen a lot with the overhead oiler kits, those things suck, they were a cheap easy mess. I've had fair success getting some of them to oil again and removed the kits..
As always, thanks folks.