Early engines - what was painted ?

Orangerover · Post by **Orangerover** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:26 am

Hi everyone hoping to get to Blyton at the weekend - just rebuilding an engine for my 61 ( not the one in pic )and need a definitive answer before I paint it - ie what was painted green and what was left alloy on an early engine ?
Please help - brush in hand !

skorstensfejeren · Post by **skorstensfejeren** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 9:21 am

It was all pretty much painted in BMC green.... exept from some elektronic parts, coil and so...

you can see a picture on this film 1:51

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkTDCOQB-rg

miniminor · Post by **miniminor** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 12:36 pm

Just done mine. Need to do something with the coil still!

Post by **dklawson** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 4:42 pm

miniminor wrote: Just done mine. Need to do something with the coil still!

What have you got in mind for the coil?

miniminor · Post by **miniminor** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 5:34 pm

Paint it an aluminium colour or even black? That gold colour just "shouts" at me ever time I open the bonnet.

Post by **Tim** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:19 am

miniminor wrote:
Just done mine. Need to do something with the coil still!

On a '61 the water pump would have been cast iron and painted as well.

Tim

Post by **Toby** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:59 am

Tim wrote:On a '61 the water pump would have been cast iron and painted as well.

Tim

Not just on a '61, my '63 also has a cast iron pump which is painted

mk1 · Post by **mk1** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:52 am

The water pump was cast iron & painted up until the mid 1970's.

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