What color is your block?
 

Since we are probably going to have to replace the block, we started thinking that maybe we want to paint it black to match the car. Up until now it has been the Chevy orange.

So I thought I would ask this question.

What color is your block?

Chevy orange. With almost everything else black I think the orange really shows off the engine. If the block is black it will tend to fade into the engine compartment instead of standing out. Depends on what look you're going for.

I can't remember seeing another black car with the engine block painted black. Now, I never really paid attention, but that doesn't mean that I never saw it that way.

When we started this project last year, we were only gonna do the body, but like most men (sorry guys), Grumpy wanted more power. So we started adding things onto the motor. Like Tim Taylor used to say "More Power", Grumpy wanted as much power as we could shove under the hood, and that my bank account could handle.

Along the way we decided that we did not want alot of chrome. To make a long story short, we went with aluminum valve covers, nothing polished and shiny (unless that was the only way it came). So my thinking is that if the block is black, it would maybe give the engine compartment some depth.

Orange is the only way to go
 

Anything else beside Chevy Orange is a SIN in my book.

My block is almost tan now,and the one in The Black Car is orange.:D

I take it that orange is the popular choice.

Another orange here.

My son painted his small block in his 69 Malibu purple.....the boy ain't right.

Well we know for certain it's not purple! :)

Another vote for orange.

ORange would seem to be the best fit to the car. Black chev engines are usually the later versions (center bolt type) in the eighties and nineties cars.

You guys are not making this easy for me. I really like the idea of black, but now knowing it was associated with the eighties and nineties cars. oh man....

My Edelbrock ZZ crate engine block is black with everything else either being aluminum or having the endurashine finish since I paid extra for that. The pan is a mildon pan with the gold finished. I still need to finish the engine with braided lines, and some other things I want to add like the MSD box but otherwise I think black looks cool.:cool:

Sorry for all the dust in the photo; it most likely looks worse now since the car has been in the body shop for four months.

http://chevelleforum.org/picture.php...5&pictureid=58

Orange is the color
 

Now tell me Black is better than Orange....It screams, Baseball, Apple pie and Chevrolet.

The orange paint on the engine block really makes the black on the engine stand plate really pop!!:D Very nice motor Ric.

Mine's blue... next one will be bare aluminum. :yes:

Orange for me.

Chevy Orange of course!!

I wonder since chevy zz4 are made and painted by Chevrolet would that be "Chevy Black"?

It was so nice of you to pull your motor just to take the picture for me. Thank you.. It does look really cool.

So, I have one vote for black. Thank you !

No problem, I'll do anything to help...if you want a pic of the heater unit and or transmission I can do that as well.

Cool....lol

I think that from an artistic point of view, black would make the block part of the background. If mine was black, from this angle you wouldn't even see it.

http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/z...1273351173.jpg

What you are saying does make sense. I am so confused !!!

That's what I was saying. Black Firewall, black inner fenders, black frame, black rad and hoses. The engine get's lost in there if it's black too. Orange draws attention to it. Engines cost a lot, don't want it to look like it's not even there.

Not if theres enough aluminum to highlight it :)

I guess Grumpy votes for Black.

My buddy likes black on all his blocks...so he can't see leaks.

I told him orange is fine for me, because my work doesn't leak. :p

Purple :)
 

Since I am from Michigan also and purple engines seemed to need some moral support I had to jump in here as my first post to vote for purple. Waving

http://www.chevelleforum.net/picture...&pictureid=198

Mike

You got it, fix the leaks and paint it orange!

Welcome to Chevelle Forums Mike. BTW is your engine purple?

Thanks Hank,
Yes, the purple engine in the picture is mine.

Mike

Mike, if you linked a picture I can't see it. We've had that problem before when people have linked pics from other sites. Hey, if you have a purple engine and that's what you like, good. If every Chevelle we looked at, looked like the last one, that would get pretty boring. Make it your own and do what you want with it. Some people will love it and some won't, as long you're happy that's all that counts.

Lets see if I got this pic posting problem licked. Do ya all see this pic ?

http://www.chevelleforum.net/picture...&pictureid=191

Sweet pic!

You should see the one the photographer took at the track.

Grumpy actually took that one standing at the top of the stands.

Thanks Hank,
I can see the picture, it is saved on the forum so there's no external link.....hmmm. I don't know what the problem is.

Mike

We had been having some issues with linking pics to this site that were housed on it. I think thats now taken care of.