Crossbred, 454 into an '85 Ram

[383Ram]

Originally Posted by jgh64pkup

looks good are you going to paint it chrysler orange
thats what color mine is i thin k it looks better than chevrolet orange

You know, i have been racking my brains out trying to figure out what to paint it. I would kinda like to keep it all color corridnated with green and tan theme going on. But, the 305 pictured in the first post was painted tan using Cummins engine paint. I have to say its not very good as i got lots of rust and stains coming back through it. So no go with that. Then, while i am still youngish--36, i am getting much lazier---meaning light colors require lots of maintence to keep clean.

So i am desperatly looking for ideas. I never painted using body colored paints, and the best i could do there is out of a spray can---because i thought about doing green like the truck. Black would be a choice too---orange is still a thought--but again a lighter high maintence color and doesnt really go.

So what would you guys do and what items would you paint what colors? (i.e. would you paint the intake natural aluminum or engine color? valve covers? etc...)

[jgh64pkup]

i would say black and green
you can use body color paint spray it just like you would a car
primer base and clear
just make sure its clean and wipe it down with prep all