painting engine bay "old school" theme

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 1:37 pm

I have an SXT, so the valve cover and intake man. is plastic...could I paint the plastic parts, or would I have to get the RT v. cover and intake? Also, I'm thinking of sticking with the old-school theme under the hood, painting it Mopar orange. The things I'd paint would be the valve cover, intake manifold, and the cold-air intake piping...and somewhere I'd get a decal like the "340 SIX BARREL", but with it saying "2.0 SOHC"...probably on the intake piping. This is a picture of the motor of an AAR Cuda:

Think that would look good?

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 1:39 pm

*looks at calendar with your car*

Hmm.... *looks back at post*

I don't think it'd look bad at all. I actually like the idea....

And you can paint the plastic. Just gotta make sure you use Hi-temp paint of some sort... and clean it damn good.

I say

to the idea!

MoparNeonMan · Post by **MoparNeonMan** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:14 pm

Supertrick

Duplicolor makes a line of rattle can called Fusion. Its a plastic paint. I dont know about the tepm that those things reach....but Id think u could use a couple cotes of like white as a base then get the Hemi orang and spray over that.

CA180 · Post by **CA180** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 3:04 pm

.

Thats just my opinion... I dont like mix-n-match colors on cars.

I just like alot of black... and shiny things...

bad04srt · Post by **bad04srt** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 4:21 pm

the fusion will peel in less then a few weeks.....go to you local auto store and get duplicolor high temp engine paint, ceramic based is the best but they dont make mopar orange, but you will be okay if you use the high temp primer and clear, just spray the regular orange in between

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:26 pm

Opi wrote:I say to the idea!

+1

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:37 pm

Interesting idea...but it works well w/ your theme.

I love your car...you do alot of unique, cool stuff w/ it!

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:40 pm

scneonchic wrote:Interesting idea...but it works well w/ your theme.

I love your car...you do alot of unique, cool stuff w/ it!

Ditto!

JRM · Post by **JRM** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:58 pm

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetai ... toview=sku
There ya go mopar orange engine paint

bad04srt · Post by **bad04srt** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:15 am

^nice find

kevo · Post by **kevo** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:34 am

i dont like it, personally i would do red or mopar blue.

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:15 pm

kevo wrote:i dont like it, personally i would do red or mopar blue.

Well I'm going with the "AAR" theme...they never came with red or blue engines, so it's going to fit the theme...not sure if it will look though. I guess we'll see!

MoparNeonMan · Post by **MoparNeonMan** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:12 pm

bad01neon wrote:the fusion will peel in less then a few weeks.....

Due to heat?

Post by **jonnymopar** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:57 pm

Damn dude, you've got the cuda stripes and now you want to do this... just get an old E-body and do it right!

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:16 pm

Opi wrote:I say to the idea!

+1

Post by **Canada** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:49 am

Sounds like a great idea man! It would be alot of work, but would put your car even higher on my list of fav cars on this site!

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 9:11 am

It definately would be a first and hard to pull off, but all the power to ya if you can pull it off!
Thumbs up over here too....

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:17 pm

kevo wrote:i dont like it, personally i would do red or mopar blue.

i think those colors would go much better with the silver and black

please no orange

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:28 pm

Ya my buddy bought his rt and the guy tryied doing the engne hemi orange. Now it looks like crap and we have to redo all of it in powdercoating LOL