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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Originality => Topic started by: opelitis1 on October 29, 2008, 02:18:34 PM
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Is there supposed to be a reddish paint overspray towards the rear of the unit near the "timing slash" on the distributor body akin to the 621 bellh'sing overspray or was this done possibly by a "Bubba" in his or her angst to paint a cast iron intake manifold and make her look nice like "back in the day"??
Thanks! Ted
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Varying degrees of minor engine orange overspray are quite common on the distributor base - the distributor was covered with a coffee can during the painting process at Flint V-8.
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Finding out these l'il tricks from "back in the day" are great John.
Ted
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I have a beautiful, all original distributor laying around that shows this overspray. Remind me if I don't get a picture up in a few days.....
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JohnZ and maybe Kurt, are points (not in the dizzy) taken away if there is no apparent overspray on the rear of a distributor and or on a 621 bellh'sing??? Can't really see you guys stretching the necks
in order to gander at the above... I imagine the paint on the fenders would take a beating. eh???
Take care gennamen and don't eat tooo much All Hallow's Eve goodies. I know with me trying to bear down on a candy toffee apple with false dentures is gall dang it next to impossible... T.
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JohnZ and maybe Kurt, are points (not in the dizzy) taken away if there is no apparent overspray on the rear of a distributor and or on a 621 bellh'sing???
Some cars had overspray on the distributor base, some didn't. All manual-transmission cars had at least some overspray, usually more than just overspray, on the bellhousing - it was in place when the engine was painted.
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Morning KurtS! You were asking for a reminder re. the original distributor showing the "overspray"... Thanks!!! Ted
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Here's the pics. 68 distributor with original paint on it. Was sitting on a shelf in the garage for decades.....
Notice the vacuum advance got oversprayed and how the green stripe was painted -it wasn't brushed on.
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Thanks Kurt!!! What is the green (teal) paint from?? I have the GM orange/red but that is all.. T.
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That's the ID stripe that Delco put on to help the engine plant ID the distributor. The colors are listed in the Colvin's CBTN.
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Kurt,
That is first one I've ever seen with a sprayed ID stripe. Have restored hundreds and hundreds of these over the years.........probably in the thousands by now. Are you sure that is an original ID stripe?
Jerry
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Yes. It was pulled from a car decades ago, long before anyone would restore a plain old distributor like that. I too was surprised it was sprayed.
Got a good pic of an original brushed stripe?
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Kurt -
Photo below is a group of Corvette T.I. distributors with their original paint marks.
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Here is a 28,000 mile original.
Jerry
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Here is another low mileage 1112019, 1970 Z28,
Jerry
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Here is an 1111499 that was in a serious car fire and we brought it back!
Jerry
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Here is an 1111499 that was in a serious fire and we brought it back,
Jerry
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After,
Jerry
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Holy Hanna!!! You just didn't "bring it back", it is beautiful!!
T.
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Here's an original '68 1111297...
Paul