engine bay color

[55chevyman]

Getting close to painting the firewall on my 55 chevy. The car will be red and white. I have pics on the link in my signiture of the engine and the core support and radiator. I am debating on what color to paint my firewall and inner fenders. Any input would help.

[70LS1NOVA]

I think it depends on what your plans are for the firewall. Are you keeping the battery tray on the firewall? I think, if you're moving the battery and smoothing the firewall, paint it the color of the car. If you're keeping the battery and seams on the firewall, paint it black. Just my opinion. I'm also restoring a 55 chevy right now. www.geocities.com/jerrys55chevy
We are going to move the battery to the trunk, we already smoothed the firewall, and we'll paint it the color of the car. Saw a nice candy apple red one at carlisle last week. Thinking of going that color now.

[Johnny Blaze]

I prefer firewall body color, and inner fenders satin black.

[teamplex65]

I think black will tend to hide the inner fenders and firewall. If you want to draw attention to it, paint it body color. I'm not sure what combination your red/white is, but white is a cleaning nightmare, but it makes the engine pop. Its also something you dont see alot so people tend to notice it more.

[vp23271]

Pic's of both color and satin black below. All pic's are of Tri 5 Chevys (I think?).

[teamplex65]

perfect examples. should deffinetly help make the decision

[BA.]

Some more but they are all 1st Gen Camaros.

[55chevyman]

Pic's of both color and satin black below. All pic's are of Tri 5 Chevys (I think?).

do you have anymore pictures of the blue 57 in the middle???

[vp23271]

I only took 1 more engine pic, but it did not come out so good. No exterior pic's.


This one is not a Tri 5 and its gloss black instead of satin.


Also not a Tri 5, but this one has the firewall in satin black too.


Firewall is gloss to match the exterior, the rest is satin.


All Gloss

[55chevyman]

thanks for all the pics! what did the exterior look like on the blue 57? Protouring???

[vp23271]

I don't remeber exactly how the exterier looked on the light blue Chevy, but I believe it was more hot rod/muscle car than ProTouring. The photo was taken at the Tri 5 Chevy Show in Long Beach, CA. The show was hosted by D&P Classic Chevy from Huntington Beach, CA. I think the show was 09/23/2007. Sorry, wish I had more pic's, but I was on an engine bay hunt to help me pick out what I wanted to do to my 68 Camaro.

I do have more pic's of the royal blue Chevy, if that was the one you were talking about.