Help me decide....What color to do the valley pan.

["Dart67"]

1 - Clear Coated Aluminum

2 - Gloss Gloss Black

3 - Orange to match intake and block.

 

[kbr577]

Aluminum, or a aluminum color intake with a orange valley plate

 

[SRT_DSTRHOLC]

A color that would make it to see anything that drips on it

 

[mopowers]

If you don't plan on painting anything else different than what it currently is, I'd stick with aluminum for the valley pan.

 

[Plymouth 65]

Aluminum, including the intake. 65

 

["Dart67"]

Aluminum, or a aluminum color intake with a orange valley plate

I just painted the intake it will be orange as in the photos.

 

["Dart67"]

Aluminum, including the intake. 65

I just painted the intake it will be orange as in the photos.

 

[mopowers]

Have you considered painting the heads and waterpump? I think that would look pretty slick.

 

[RustyRatRod]

I think it should match the heads, so aluminum. But don't clear coat it. It'll yellow.

 

[fishmens67]

Argent

 

[Dana67Dart]

AL heads are cool BUT standout when not painted engine color. I vote for paint the entire engine water pump etc. proper engine color

 

[Dartsun]

Leave it aluminum to match the heads.

 

[cosgig]

AL heads are cool BUT standout when not painted engine color. I vote for paint the entire engine water pump etc. proper engine color

I agree

 

[496 polara]

Something like a flat black maybe.Hide any stains/discoloration without competing with the rest of the engine.

 

[abodyjoe]

i usually use the felpro 1215 or something like that.. its got something on it that i've never had one rust so i just keep them natural... if it wer emy engine the alumn heads and waterpump would all be orange too..

 

[famous bob]

I made mine ou

1 - Clear Coated Aluminum
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2 - Gloss Gloss Black
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3 - Orange to match intake and block.
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t of clear plexiglass

1 - Clear Coated Aluminum
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2 - Gloss Gloss Black
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3 - Orange to match intake and block.
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I made mine out of clear 3/8'' lexan , kinda neat to watch what's going on while idleing
Had pics , but lost them when I switched servers ...

 

[mygasser]

if you're keeping the intake orange i'd paint the valley pan and heads orange too. the heads stand out (not in a good way) as they are. if the intake was kept ally the heads would be fine as is but now....... not so much.
neil.

 

[TT5.9mag]

I dont like contrasty gimmicky stuff. I vote paint it all orange or leave the block orange and everything else aluminum finish.

 

[CRUZE 418]

#5

 

[AndyF]

I did my low deck 470 this way:

 

[RustyRatRod]

Another option is to paint everything from the valley pan to the intake aluminum to match the heads. I think that might look more uniform. Orange block and aluminum top end. Just thought.

 

[Dart Frog]

Water pump orange like the block and then match the valley Pan too the heads