freeze plugs and engine paint

[robertf]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but from searching it looks like a semigloss black is the correct color for a series V 1725 oil pan and block while everthing else is natural cast or polished.


Now were the blocks painted before or after the freeze plugs were installed?

 

[alpine_64]

Robert,

the later SV cars used the chysler blue on the blocks and pans.. what # is your SV. If its early then yes.. black is correct. As for the alloy parts, they were all as cast, none were polished from the factory.

 

[robertf]

Going into this one
B 395002601 LRX
the engine came out of this one
B 395012216 LRX

 

[jumpinjan]

Its not semi-gloss like American cars from the '60s. The Sunbeams were gloss black. All the sheetmetal parts, including engine blocks are all gloss black (including freeze plugs)

 

[Sunbeam-Chile]

Hi all,
the color of the engine block and sheetmetal for a series II is black too?...
and the paint needs to be special? for temperature I mean...
Thanks,
Pablo.

 

[robertf]

Its not semi-gloss like American cars from the '60s. The Sunbeams were gloss black. All the sheetmetal parts, including engine blocks are all gloss black (including freeze plugs)

Thanks for the help. Hope its warm tomorrow, its paint time!

 

[jumpinjan]

and the paint needs to be special? for temperature I mean...

I would NOT use a lacquer or the new urethane paints, especially the urethane paints on bare metal (very bad combination, because it wants to cross-link, or bond, to a previously appied layer of paint) I use acrylic enamel, gloss black.
The heat (what, 170 degrees?) is not an issue on the oil pan or block. Far from it.
Jan

 

[Sunbeam-Chile]

Thanks for the asnwer and help...
Pablo.

 

[robertf]

is this close enough?

 

[mattinoz]

pretty.....