Hello,

2nd post -- our 16-yr old will soon be driving a '60 98 four-door hardtop he got from his grandfather and we're in the process of cleaning it up a bit.

Couple of questions about engine paint. The valve covers are green, so I'm assuming the entire block should be as well. My research so far says I can use Krylon engine paint GM Alpine Green (or Duplicor Detroit Deisel green), but I was wondering if the intake manifold was also painted, as well as the generator bracket, dipstick, etc.? I saw a beautifully restored 98 convertible recently at a local car show but didn't have my camera -- I'm pretty sure it looked like they painted the whole assembled engine before dropping it in, right over the various bolt heads etc.

Can anyone confirm or set me straight? Or post a few pix, I'd appreciate it.

Many thanks in advance,

Steve

 

Complete engine was painted after assembly. Just a bit of overspray if anything on exhaust manifolds. Brackets and pulleys were not on it, and they are semigloss black. Carb, hoses weren't on it either (except bypass hose, may have overspray on it.)

 

Damn, what a lucky kid- to inherit one of the most dramatically styled cars GM ever built.

The bracket color ?? came up on another board a couple years ago and had people who claimed both black and green, with one original owner with an unrestored engine compartment claiming green. 1960 Ninety Eights were built in all assembly plants so that makes me think assembly plant differences or maybe time built differences.

But, I think you won't go wrong with black pulleys, brackets, aircleaner etc.

Fusick www.fusick.com or Mark Cornea www.drdecal.com will have the decals you need. Fusick will also have reproduction moulded hoses and other "bits and pieces".

 

Thanks for the info guys -- just what I needed.

And yes, he is a lucky kid, to have the car AND a live-in mechanic. But I enjoy it and he'd learning valuable lessons, I hope.

 

My 1962. I think the green engine was the low compression version of the 394. At least it was in '62.