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Old 12-16-2010, 07:31 AM   #1
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Original Chevy 400 block color?

Anyone know for sure what the original block color on the small block 400 was? No particular car....it's going into an 80's Monte so it's not original to the vehicle.
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Old 12-16-2010, 08:24 AM   #2
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changes in engine color were based on model year, not the engine. Paint it what you like.
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.

Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.

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Old 12-16-2010, 08:24 AM   #3
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I think it varied, like the 350. The 400 ran from 1970 to 1980 so I'm guessing it was chevy orange until the switchover to corporate blue. I think that happened around '74 or '75?
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Old 12-16-2010, 08:25 AM   #4
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blue strarted around 77 I think
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.

Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.

Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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Old 12-16-2010, 11:14 AM   #5
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I had a feeling it could have been either color....thanks guys.
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Old 12-16-2010, 01:36 PM   #6
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paint it pink lol. Go by the year of the car or just go off chart. GM changed to black at some point, maybe 82
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.

Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.

Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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Old 12-16-2010, 01:36 PM   #7
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Pink with purple flames it is!

Customer decided to go with Corporate Blue since Chevy Orange is so common.
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Old 12-17-2010, 08:23 AM   #9
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Pink with purple flames it is!

Customer decided to go with Corporate Blue since Chevy Orange is so common.
I think that will look awesome. IMHO, Chevy Orange just looks odd in most cars since the smogger era.
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Old 12-21-2010, 10:56 PM   #10
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match it to the paint scheme on the car.....silver with blue stripes for example haha j/k
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chevy orange is more common,but i think it looks better than blue.i have a 1971 400 in my 88 SS and i think that the chevy orange is the best color for it.
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Old 05-02-2012, 01:38 PM   #12
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Corporate blue was used until 1982. Black was used from 83-onward.
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Corporate blue was used until 1982. Black was used from 83-onward.
IIRC the stock 305 in my 82 TA was black. But maybe I don't remember. Perhaps that was model specific too?

81s F-Bodys were corporate blue, no doubt.
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Old 05-02-2012, 04:56 PM   #14
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Topic is pretty old.
I had two 400 blocks, both were blue.
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