: I´m restoring 66 Valiant. Exterior just painted
: dark turqoise metallic, as it was
: originally. Interior colors are cold
: metallic and light tan. Engine color (block)
: has been red. But I Would like to know more
: about the colors. How about valve cover or
: intake manifold. And exhaust manifold and
: pipe - including muffler?
:
: The list will go on: shock absorbers, torsion
: bars, rear axle, transmission-box, etc...
:
: Could someone help with the tip for my ORIGINAL
: "color hunting?"
:
: Little-Jake from Finland, Europe

: Sorry we did not get to your earler post, thing
: have been busy....
:
: The Sl6 engine was a red / orange color through
: 1967, in 1968 it change to "Mopar
: Blue"
: The intake manifold and valve cover was also
: the engine color. The factory did not paint
: the exhaust manifold or exhaust pipes.
:
: The transmission bellhousing was
: "mostly" painted the engine color,
: the transmission, suspension parts and
: rearend were not painted, these items would
: rust and / or get greasy.
:
: Muffler was also a naturual metal color and the
: torsion were "dip painted" a semi
: glossy black.
:
: Hope that helps,
: DD
: Yes it helped, thank you. I´ll be back with new problems in the near future, I´m afraid...

: Sorry we did not get to your earler post, thing
: have been busy....
:
: The Sl6 engine was a red / orange color through
: 1967, in 1968 it change to "Mopar
: Blue"
: The intake manifold and valve cover was also
: the engine color. The factory did not paint
: the exhaust manifold or exhaust pipes.
:
: The transmission bellhousing was
: "mostly" painted the engine color,
: the transmission, suspension parts and
: rearend were not painted, these items would
: rust and / or get greasy.
:
: Muffler was also a naturual metal color and the
: torsion were "dip painted" a semi
: glossy black.
:
: Hope that helps,
: DD

: Hey Doc,
:
: My car, a '68 Dodge Dart, actually came with a
: red/orange engine. The sale date on the
: owner's manual says January 1968 delivery
: date. Is it possible that my engine has the
: '67 style crank? This was always a concern
: of mine...don't want to buy manual
: transmission parts that won't swap in.
: Pat

:Yes it helped, thank you. I´ll be back with
:new problems in the near future, I´m afraid...
:Little-Jake

: Does the block have 3 or 5 freeze plugs? What
: is the casting number on the block? As far
: the manual trans., all is the same except
: for the flywheel.
: DD

:
: Does the block have 3 or 5 freeze plugs? What
: is the casting number on the block? As far
: the manual trans., all is the same except
: for the flywheel.
: DD

: I´m restoring 66 Valiant. Exterior just painted
: dark turqoise metallic, as it was
: originally. Interior colors are cold
: metallic and light tan. Engine color (block)
: has been red. But I Would like to know more
: about the colors. How about valve cover or
: intake manifold. And exhaust manifold and
: pipe - including muffler?
:
: The list will go on: shock absorbers, torsion
: bars, rear axle, transmission-box, etc...
:
: Could someone help with the tip for my ORIGINAL
: "color hunting?"
:
: Little-Jake from Finland, Europe

: Does the block have 3 or 5 freeze plugs? What
: is the casting number on the block? As far
: the manual trans., all is the same except
: for the flywheel.
: DD

: My '68 Dart 270 was built at Hamtramck with a
: 5-plug motor - all red. I like the red quite
: a bit, and you can still get spray cans of
: it from Mopar Performance.
:
: Lou

: I checked my '68 Signet, red motor, 5 plug,
: #2806830-2, Hamtrack, built June 20, 1968.
: Lou, do you know of another vendor for red
: besides Mopar Performance? I've used their
: orange and it's slow to dry in FL humidity.
: It's still tacky more than a week later. I
: switched to Plasticote and it's dry in an
: hour or two. The orange didn't match each
: other but it was close enough for my low
: standards.
: Cecil