Engine Lifting Brackets

[rsatz28]

Did all engines have lifting brackets? If so what color would they have been on a 302 engine? Thanks.

[drdave69]

I'm pretty sure all engines had them and they were painted engine color (orange in this case).

[Salvatore]

Rob, You seem to be fishing for help. Do you need help on a resto for a 1969 Z/28. If you do, just ask! Sam

[396L35]

Rob, I have only seen these brackets painted Chevy Orange... Mark

[Mr70]

I would lean towards orange colored if on a Cast iron intake engine.
On the majority of the BB solid lifter/Aluminum intake engines,they would appear to be natural colored,not painted orange.
But I wouldn't put that in stone,as some BB unrestored solid lifter cars have been seen with orange painted pull hooks on their aluminum intakes,so maybe some Cast iron intake engines received natural hooks as well.
Human beings built them..

[Salvatore]

ALL the survivor cars I saw had orange brackets.

[JChlupsa]

a couple pairs of them on ebay right now

[rsatz28]

Thanks

[Alan X77 Hugger]

I would agree with MR70 as I was told that Z's had them Natural/Cast not Orange, but as he said. Not set in Stone. Mine was Orange and was told by a pretty reliable source that it should be cast, so I repainted it Cast. Now I'm second guessing myself again after all this discussion!!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

[DarrenX33]

Easy one to correct though thankfully. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[ORIGLS6]

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ALL the survivor cars I saw had orange brackets.

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As with this one?

[mrrec]

L37 Z16 396s did not have lift brackets. This is documented in several period photos.

I agree with Rick, especially the part about rocks... er stones.

Dave

[Hotrodpaul]

What about big blocks with Aluminum heads? I will be installing a set of 842 L89 heads on my L78 Camaro and my brackets are presently Orange.

Paul
69 SS Camaro L78

[P.J.]

I just picked up a 1969 Nova bb 396 aluminum high rise 163
and the intake also has on it orange colored distributor hold down with the original bolt its orange too.
This intake was taken off the 69 a few years after the car was purchased new then left in the garage untill I bought it.The car was long gone http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif
Peter