Being close to Halloween, it's Great Pumpkin time!
What's a better Jack-O-Lantern than a Mopar motor?
With everthing masked off, I sprayed 440 Orange over everything. Yes, these 340s in 1970 were not Hemi Orange... which... after spraying so many Orange things these last few years I can't tell what orange is what anymore!
. That spectrum of my retna be blown out!
Now remember, this being a driver I didn't go crazy on the finer details like I will when I tear her down for the real restoration. But, me being me, I had to get some details in there.
Overspray on the bellhousing and clutch fork, alternator bolts will have orange on them yet the brackets will be black, bare bottom oil pan, unpainted fuel pump and spark plug retainers. What I didn't do was attach the exhaust manifolds and spray them with the 440 Orange. This being a driver, I don't want all that burnt paint around and figured cast blast would be fine. Although I will be painting the heads of the bolts and studs to make it appear that they were on the engine, painted, and that had already burned off. So freaking fun!!!
Metal work on the cowl comes up next!
Cheers
Dave