['ol Pinion head]

I first had the correct '71-72 engine paint made up in spray cans in '91. Had another run made in '93 & even sold a can that year to Steve Ames @ GTO Nats. Still have a few cans from another run in the early 00's. For anyone dead set on using enamel, use the mixing formula & have it made locally. If anyone has the paint mixed as a urethane, please PM me.

[Bentwheelbob]

Well my paint guy showed up with a batch of parts today and I am totally blown away. He painted them in a booth using the Scott Tieman paint color, cleared them and then baked them. To say they look too good is almost an understatement. I was planning to just do a driveway paint job after finishing everything, but not now.

My goal was to get a good coat of paint on the hard to paint parts like the intake, valley pan and crossover prior to assembly. While I was at it, the valve covers and oil pan needed some dents and dings fixed, so I sent them too. It looks like now I will be hauling the entire engine to his shop for final color.

In the pictures below, the old oil pan is included in several shots. In addition, I have also included the harmonic balancer which I painted on the back side with Ames 71-73 Pontiac blue. A pretty good match actually.









My Pal Dave