[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by b-man

Unfortunately the engine is painted the wrong color.

1959 - 1965 were painted Pontiac Light Blue like your new build.

1966 - 1970 engines were Pontiac Light Blue Metallic.

Here’s the color it should be painted, this is a used 1966 intake.

The "better" color, IMHO. I've always been jealous of the later metallic blue.

Originally Posted by Tedd930

Ok thanks for the reply’s and I was actually hopeful everyone would suggest this. Obviously the cheaper way to go .. however I did have to send the carbs out to a place in north Fla that’s restored to new condition also the car had 80,000 miles has been sitting 20 yrs so the mechanic suggested a freshen up on the engine
So I had it rebuilt stock here’s some pics going back in this week .. thanks everyone

This would be a good time to check the numbers and date codes on the engine, too.

K