So, after cleaning all of the bolts I soaked overnight in Simple Green, the engine is painted. Well… Okay… everything except the top end, which all of those components (intake manifold, valve covers, distributor, et al) are getting replaced. My focus was to get this sucker in the Jeep, and work on the rest later. Tomorrow, get the engine mounts cleaned up & painted, then stuff it in.
Got the new water pump and oil pan on – it’s ready for paint!Duplicolor Cast Iron, sticking with the gray scale theme of my Jeep.I’m loving this color! Only one tiny little run on the oil pan, but it’ll be on the bottom, and… it’s an engine, after all. Like, who really cares if it’s perfect, right?! I thought about pulling the timing cover and painting it Cast Aluminum, but then I saw some other AMC engines painted all one color and decided that would be good enough. I’ve got lots of new chrome goodies for it, anyway.
