Yes, it was originally red.
During the restoration process I bought 2 donor cars. Both local. One partially pictured, I took the engine out of because it ran well, but the body was very rusty. It also had a nice rear bumper dash and some interior that I am going to use. There are before and after pictures posted of the engine. This was one of the most tedious things I have had to do so far. The engine was pretty gunked up. I had a neighbor mechanic go through it, check compression and replace some gaskets to seal it up. I couldnt afford a crate motor or a complete overhaul so hopefully if I treat this one right it gets me around for a few years. I spent 2-3 hours every night after work scraping and degreasing the engine. I think I got it cleaned up pretty good. Sprayed some high heat primer on it, then Plastikote aerosol. I hope it sticks OK. Is this what most people do?
