Engine compartment colors

[vwmoparguy]

Ok, I'm going to try real hard this weekend to paint my engine compartment. My car presently is white and the engine compartment is too.

I just looked at the Yellow car for sale ($25k, hmmmm, I don't think so). Anyways, it has a body colored engine compartment and people are poo-poo'ing it. Are they supposed to be black? Mine is a 65 Dart GT.

 

[green1]

Body color. If you figure what you want for body- Sherwin Williams will make rattle cans for about $20.

 

[AdamR]

They arent poo pooing about the color, Just the poor job done on it. Body color is correct.

 

[Bulldozer]

Ok, I'm going to try real hard this weekend to paint my engine compartment. My car presently is white and the engine compartment is too.

I just looked at the Yellow car for sale ($25k, hmmmm, I don't think so). Anyways, it has a body colored engine compartment and people are poo-poo'ing it. Are they supposed to be black? Mine is a 65 Dart GT.

ALL mopar engine bays are body color from the factory with the exception of the wheel house fenders on C bodies and 75-79 B Bodies. that ride was getting tore up because the engine bay paint doesnt match and it was poorly done with spray paint

 

[toolmanmike]

Although I painted mine black to see what it would look like the only color is body color. (I am still undecided which color to paint the outside) lol tmm

 

[vwmoparguy]

Thanks guys. I re -read it and only one guy said something about it not being black and it was probably a joke anyways.

I guess I over reacted because I'm putting alot of effort into my engine compartment........blasting everything, etching primer, and a top coat. I have already bought all the materials and it will be white.

Maybe I 2nd guessed myself because of that one comment and the fact that mine is white above the frame rails and black below. Also black from the core support forward. ops: