'40 Engine bay clean up

[Corvanti]

more to do, like the wiring, and a little touch up - but that'll be for another day...

before:

after:

[gordr]

That looks very nice. Thanks for posting it.

[Chris_Dresbach]

Lookin' good!! The paint looks like it turned out really well. What's wrong with the wiring? I just did a lot of wiring on mine. A week and a half long project... However, it works much better now.

[Corvanti]

That looks very nice. Thanks for posting it.

thank you. when i 1st sprayed the engine, i thought it was too dark, given the color that was on there prior. but i guess that's from the 71 years of fading...

i used a pic of mr. quinn's of a '39 as a guide, but couldn't find an air filter decal that was as large as his pic. also had a "willard" decal, but i couldn't get it to stick to the battery - yes, i prepared the surface and followed the directions - ended up leaving the decal overnight, but the "sticky" on the outer paper was stickier than the letters...

oh, well...

[Chris_Dresbach]

thank you. when i 1st sprayed the engine, i thought it was too dark, given the color that was on there prior. but i guess that's from the 71 years of fading...

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Supposedly, the engines were painted dark green to hide oil leakes from the cylinder head. Odd reason, but I'll go with it...

[Corvanti]

Lookin' good!! The paint looks like it turned out really well. What's wrong with the wiring? I just did a lot of wiring on mine. A week and a half long project... However, it works much better now.

it's mainly the cloth around the wires. it's all frazzled... a few bare wires found, too. (temporarily wrapped w/electrical tape)

[JimK]

Supposedly, the engines were painted dark green to hide oil leakes from the cylinder head. Odd reason, but I'll go with it...

I seem to recall that some of the engine oils used then were green in color, but those with longer memories can confirm or deny.