Now for the 340 Six Pack engine updates. I started with this when I took it apart. I don't consider it bad for only being 14 years old at the time. As with most young folks, I was into the "bling bling" of chrome at that point.
I simply did not want to tear this thing down soooooooooo....I started over with the engine out of the spare kit that I recently acquired:
....and it's got that nasteee seam line running right down the middle of the engine and transmission! I had to do something about that!!!
First I primed the engine black because the only orange I could find was a bright orange and the real thing wasn't just covered up in bright color. e.g:
Well....the pic came out a lot brighter for some reason. The orange on these engines is kind of a dull color.
So after puttying the seams I started applying layers of orange, slowly working it up to the shade of orange that I felt was about right.
In flipping the old and replacement engines upside down you can see a direct contrast between the chrome silver and the orange O.E.M. color that's not quite where I wanted it yet....
Another coat or two took care of that....and the rest of the seam lines.
Rocker covers went from chrome to orange:
and then onto the engine:
Here we are with a light wash applied and some of the details picked out:
and the started painted ...
Belts, alternator and wiring installed:
more on the way....