To paint or not to paint. GT 500 PI intake

[BadJack]

I've seen them painted and plain aluminum. Which is correct?

'68 GT 500 convert.

Thanks

[TLEA]

Paint

[Coralsnake]

painted with the motor is correct. They were painted by Ford and running engines when they went to Smith for conversion.

[BadJack]

Thanks for the quick response guys. I was planning to go into the paint booth tomorrow. This is a big help.

[BadJack]

Now what about pulleys and accessories? PS pump, alt, pulleys...black or blue?

[Coralsnake]

Pulleys are semigloss black, except the alternator pulley which is plated gold cad. The PS pump is usually a teal color. The mounting brackets are semi-gloss black. Some say the ps mounting bracket is phosphated. The alternator is natural aluminum as is the ps bracket around the pump.

The best to research these types of details is a national shows. You can usually find helpful people there and the occasional unrestored survivor.
A little research can go a long way. I would suggest also looking at 428 CJs as the assembly techniques are similar.

[TLEA]

You know what they say about a picture......just don't copy the carb unless you've got one of the 50 or so Autolite 4100 cars

[BadJack]

Thanks again Coralsnake. You too TLEA. That's an incredible build.

Mmmmm... car porn.....

[Coralsnake]

The man does good work....

[Seaweed]

I would like to see a picture of the car that engine belongs in. VERY NICE.---S.

[TLEA]

Sure. SAAC Div 2 gold winner. Owner lives in Utah. Restored by yours truly.

[Coralsnake]

I am sure its just a coincidence the dump truck has GT stripes?

Let's see SAAC D2 Champion, that would make this in the top 1% of the cars in the country....not too shabby

[Seaweed]

The car is VERY NICE also. The reflector on the rear tells me it's an early 68. My car # 1648, & I believe 1622 is, or was the same, all built Dec. thru Feb. I thought you working on a 68 conv. Be that as it may , My hats off to you.---S

[TLEA]

Its a Jan 19 build. Did 2 verts before it, 1526 a lime GT 500 also Div 2 gold car and 3277 a red KR. I have an opening for a new project if anyones looking