My truck is literally in pieces right now, getting transmission rebuilt, plenum fix, kegger mod etc. I wanna paint the air intake manifold, shine up the alternator, and all other kinds of things. I searched around for previous forums and did not find anything useful, could this possibly damage my engine? If not how do I do this mod.

 

Clean it really well and use engine enamel. Tape off any gasket surfaces and hose fittings.
Ghetto depends on the color.

 

The way I see it is that if it's stock, don't paint it a bright color to show it off. It's like when you see crappy cars with the brake calipers red, and you know the didn't spend lots of money on them.

My friend is building a car from just the body (motor, tranny, etc.) He's taking everything apart and either cleaning them and making them shine if they're unpainted, or repainting parts to make them look new. If you have it all apart and have some time, take it and clean it all. Just make sure you know what you're painting and if it should be painted or not.

 

make sure you mask off ever thing u don't want paint on

 

Paint will not damage the engine. You must use engine enamel as stated. You must also mask off any mating surfaces like the cylinder head deck, intake manifold deck, timing chain cover, etc. I also suggest taping off any bolt holes, freeze plugs and the like. If you have a hard time Masking off a certain place, you can cover it in grease and the paint won't stick, or will wipe away when you wipe the grease off, but don't over use that trick, as you don't want to wipe away the fresh paint as well.

 

what's the normal, old fashioned color for dodge engines ?
ford is blue.
chevy is orange.
what's dodge?

my personal opinion is to stick with the standard color and make it look nice and clean, and stay away from ghetto.

 

hemi orange

 

i painted mine when it was apart

 

Engine Colors varied with year, size, type, and the position of Jupiter in the zodiac.

Black P4120753
All production Jeep engines.
81-up 2.2L engines
83-up 318 and 360 engines

Race Hemi Orange P4120751 A bright orange color
62-64 Max Wedge engines (413 and 426 Cross Ram)
64-65 426 Race Hemis

Street Hemi Orange P4349216 A reddish orange color. Commonly referred to as "Hemi Orange."
66-71 426 Street Hemis
69-71 high performance 383 and 440 engines
70-71 340 engines

Turquoise P4120752 Medium blue-green color
62-71 All B/RB big blocks.
69 LA 340's.

Red P4349218 Bright red color.
64-69 All 273 engines.
68-69 340
mid-60s most 318 engines
60s a lot of Slant 6s

Blue P4349217 A medium blue color
72-83 All production engines except 2.2L.
late 60s-72 Most 318 engines.

Yellow P4529144 Rare?
early 60s Many Slant 6s, including trucks.

Aluminum Silver P4529148
late 40s-early 60s Most of the early Hemis and 1950s engines were painted this colour.
24-59 All the flathead 6's except that the performance option in the 30's included a high compression head that was painted bright red. (Plymouth Testa Rossa?)

Gold Metallic P4529149
late 50s-early 60s "Golden Lion", "Golden Commando" and DeSoto "Adventurer" engines.

 

every time I pull a part out I paint it before reinstalling it (usually black, but my intake manifold is orange.)