Engine bay paint colours

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  • 2nd December 2019 at 9:49 am #25830
    Grahame Cluley
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      I am in the process of painting my engine (1948 Slough built Light 15) in the usual green but want to know what other items were also painted the same colour. Gear linkage, fan etc?

      3rd December 2019 at 10:05 pm #25832
      Chris
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        Hi Grahame

        Yes to the fan. At least mine has always been green – not always the same shade though looking back through the layers of paint.

        The starter motor and dynamo seem always to have been green too. As does the eiffel tower and the arms mounted on it. But my gear rods seems to have always been black.

        Chris

        6th December 2019 at 9:11 pm #25842
        Larry Lewis
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          It’s always seemed to me that the bell housing of the gearbox is the same green but the gearbox itself is usually black. I understand that it was green at the factory but that would look odd on a red car.

          6th December 2019 at 11:09 pm #25843
          Roger Grix
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            I’m surprised that the electrics were green. Lucas would have supplied black, I would think. Certainly no signs of anything other than black on my 1955 parts.

            Roger

            7th December 2019 at 2:46 pm #25846
            Chris
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              My electrics were French – so that may make a difference

              Chris

              10th December 2019 at 8:59 pm #25852
              Grahame Cluley
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                As it stands at the momental Lucas items will be black which are as I originally acquired the car. The engine and gearbox and attachments will be green (RAL 6020). If I have got it wrong it will be corrected in the futureIMG_0153

                14th December 2019 at 2:53 pm #25858
                Chris
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                  That looks looks very nice.

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