Alpine green? What about blue.....

[HighSierra86]

Ah, that's the kernel of information I was looking for to help me decide.

Detroit blue it is.

:thumbsup:

Ive got to say, I think this is my favorite color I have seen so far for the block. Ive thought of the chevy orange...but when i think orange I think gasser. Not diesel at all. Just my opinion

Ill problably go with this color with my 95' as i think it will match the red truck exterior better than the green will. I think the engine color should work with the exterior theme as well.

Veg_out, im really liking the idea of painting the entire thing. Might look more factory? Ill be looking foreward to seeing that in the engine bay.

 

[great white]

Thanks GW. Why don't you just steal my idea and blab it to everybody! I've had that same pic of a Series60 in my screen saver for a couple years now. And I plan to put a decal of some type on the valve covers, just as you described.(maybe the hood decal as some have done) I wanted to be the guy to do it and post pictures first so I was keeping my mouth shut. I also like the alpine green, but the orange is like finger nails on a chalkboard! From time to time I see newer 350's painted orange (ones that originally came from GM painted black) and I instantly discredit any work that might have been done to them. I had a bad experience once..... I'm anal about that kind of stuff. A local engine builder(a good one too) paints all his newer chevy engines black. And that's fine except he uses gloss black. The General painted them semi-gloss. It annoys me to the point that if I help my mechanic friend put one in, I go buy the correct paint, with my money, and repaint it. See, anal. But I can't explain why alpine green and series60 blue are OK in my book, and chevy orange isn't. None of those colors are stock so they should all be a no-go. I guess I'm just like a woman because I don't even know why it's that way. It just is.
If someone gets their's painted blue before I do, please post pics of it. Or don't and pretend like I beat you to it when I post my pics!

Nah, the whole "whoever's first" thing doesn't matter at all to me. Paint away...

Along that same line of thought, I have no problems posting my idea for the valve cover decal.

I was planning to take this:

And change it into this:

(that's a quick and dirty photochop, but you get the idea)

Cheers

 

[chevyinlinesix]

Looks like a slick idea for some billet badges

 

[625fireman]

Looks like a slick idea for some billet badges

There is someone here, that knows a guy, that knows a guy.... That does custom billet badges.
IIRC it was acesneight1

 

[great white]

There is someone here, that knows a guy, that knows a guy.... That does custom billet badges.
IIRC it was acesneight1

Meh, easy enough to do. Just need a CAD drawing.....

If someone does take my idea and put it in metal, I want dibs on the first set!

 

[Matt Bachand]

Looks like a slick idea for some billet badges

Absolutely! I'll take a set.:thumbsup:

 

[restoguy]

OK, you got me on that one, GW. That badge idea is sweet! I'd buy a set for sure, price permitting! I think the badge should read 6.5L instead of TD6.5 just because I like to remind people what's under the hood and I don't want them confused. But to each his own. I'd still like to see your engine when you get it painted. I'm not too wound up about being the first. I just thought it might start a trend if it looked as good as I think it will.