327 365 hp intake painting

[Jim R.]

Hi guys i am trying to figure out what should have silver on it, were all the the intake bolts installed before painting, also the throttle return spring and choke tube clip, should those two pieces have silver on them, and how about the rear plug wire brackets i know these were put on later but did they reuse the same bolts that were on it when painted silver, therefore the bolts would have some silver overspray, or did they grab a different bolt, i'm assuming they used the existing bolt so it should show some silver. but not sure if the throttle return spring bracket and choke tube clip were on when painted , it doesn't really show in the AIM for the 365hp

[William C.]

Re: 327 365 hp intake painting

An easy clue is to look at the AIM in the engine dress pages to see what parts were installed at St Louis, these would all NOT carry paint from the engine plant. Parts on the engine as delivered from Flint would generally be painted after engine assembly as a unit