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02-08-2010, 12:18 PM
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225 Engine Color?
I have seen older pics and some restoration projects with the Dauntless 225 block and valve covers painted with Hampstead Green (also a Honda body color #BG11M) which is a duplicolor #88-00906.
My 1971 'AMC' 225 and many other pics I have seen the paint color (from factory?) is more of a teal blue. I want to keep the factory look. Which color do I use? and what color IS the teal? 
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#2
02-08-2010, 02:12 PM
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Re: 225 Engine Color?
I just used Alpine Green.. its a plasticote engine enamel..
When I got down to stripping the valve covers I found two layers of paint.. One was a very close match to the alpine green, one was a bit darker.. Here is mine as it sits today.. 
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#3
02-08-2010, 02:18 PM
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Re: 225 Engine Color?
Yes, my valve covers are the Alpine Green. Do you know what years the 225's came with this color? I want to stay true to factory...
Looks good by the way. I am sandblasting and painting whatever parts I can strip off this winter, starting with valve covers. Maybe someday I will man-up to pull the motor out for a complete overhaul/paint job.
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#4
02-08-2010, 03:29 PM
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Re: 225 Engine Color?
Long thread on this in the restoration section:
http://earlycj5.com/forums/showthrea...=225+Hampstead
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Adam Sparks "I believe humans get a lot done, not because we're smart, but because we have thumbs so we can make coffee." ~Flash Rosenberg It's not easy to love a cantankerous vehicle like ours, it takes lots of patience, work and money. Both the V6 and the L and F-heads are unique in their own ways and it takes a unique individual to love any of them.
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#5
02-08-2010, 04:27 PM
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Re: 225 Engine Color?
Thanks Sparky. I will browse that thread. I officially have the colors on hand but I want to be sure of the year that they stopped using the mettalic green and used the Alpine Green color like ReJeep used above...
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#6
02-08-2010, 09:34 PM
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Re: 225 Engine Color?
This is my 66 Tux with Hampstead Green
 and it was extremely close to the original engine color. The engine I believe to be original as I bought this 66 Tux in 1970. There was no paint over paint on the engine.
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