What is the correct way of painting/detailing the bell housing on a 1966 327/350HP with a 4 speed? Does the whole bell housing get painted "Chevy Orange," or does the whole housing just stay natural, or does the orange paint get "over sprayed" on to it like the photo? If so, to what degree? Does the one in the photo have too much orange?
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Re: C2 Bell Housing Painting/Detailing
Ken, Your photo looks close enough to me. When these babies were being painted, they were on a spinning chain being shot at with some super assembly line person with a spray gun, so whose to say? -
Re: C2 Bell Housing Painting/Detailing
Ken,
The bell housing in the photo has more overspray than the original bell housing on my '66 L79. To my wya of thinking, the one in your photo does not look like overspray. It looks like some intentionally tried to paint half of the bell housing to simulate overspray, but it looks like the end of the overspray region is too uniform if you know what I mean.
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Re: C2 Bell Housing Painting/Detailing
Ken,
Gary is correct. The well defined paint line that you have is not anything like a typical factory painted clutch housing. The reason there wasn't an abrupt stop to the color is the fact that the paint was applied with a high pressure spray gun and it would be nearly impossible to create that line with that type of spray equipment. The original target would have been the back surface of the block and since the spray pattern was so wide, a lot of mist would have hit the clutch housing. There was so much mist in the first several inches of the housing that it would appear totally painted in that area but as you look further back, the full coverage gradually turns into a light mist coat. The droplets of paint from these high pressure guns were so small that you could not see individual dots of paint on the rear of the housing, yet, it appeard to have a slight orange tint. I don't think this look can be duplicated with a spray can but it would be possible with a conventional cup type spray gun. On several of the ribs in the housing, you might have had mist on one side of the rib and none on the other, depending on the angle of spray. If someone has a nice original housing with all of it's paint, it would be great if they could post a few pic's of the paint because I know this has been the topic of discussion several times in the last year.
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Michael, With much due respect,...
I fell asleep during your disertation about what might have happened during an engine asy paint job 40 years ago. Best, DennisComment
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Sorry, I guess it was pretty boring...
....but for the guys that do want it right, I try to "splain" the best way I know how. I'll try to keep it short in the future. Thanks DennisComment
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Re: Sorry, I guess it was pretty boring...
Michael - And I sincerely appreciate that. Again, I only shy away from a definitive 40 year old description of what I did 40 years ago, let alone what an asy line worker might have done on a given day in his life when an engine block came down the line to be painted orange. Look forward to and read all your input on this board. Thanks very much, DennisComment
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Re: Sorry, I guess it was pretty boring...
Yes, almost anything was possible on those assy lines at that time. You and I have seen a lot of things over the years that are definitely not what we would consider normal and I sometimes loose sight of that when I describe a process at the plant but I try to describe what would have been "typical". I probably should mention in my posts that something was "typically" done a certain way but there's always the possibility that someone new was working that day and did things differently.
I know I sometimes get pretty involved in a reply but someday soon, this information is going to be unavailable and I can't help but tell what little I do know. One day, the John Hinckley's and Joe Lucia's and all the rest that contribute here are going to move on, along with all that information that they have to give. Better to have too much than too little I suppose.
See, here I go again. Making a book out of what should have been a short reply. Thanks DennisComment
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Re: Sorry, I guess it was pretty boring...
Keep writing the books.
PatrickVice-Chairman (West), Michigan Chapter NCRS
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72 5-Star Bowtie / Duntov coupe. https://www.flickr.com/photos/124695...57649252735124
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Agree with Patrick. Thanks again, Michael. *NM*
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Ok, Chapter II coming soon......
Actually, you shouldn't encourage me. I'm already in enough trouble around here because I spend too much time on this computer. She just doesn't understand how little paint drips or bolt head markings on a 40 year old car could possibly be of any importance to anyone.Comment
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