The final painted engine block

Published March 17, 2014 at 2592 × 1944 in Fresh paint and Iron Blocks
After the masking was pulled off, the machined block is looking great! We went ahead and painted the serial number tab (just in front of cylinder #2). If we were going for a Bloomington Gold restoration, we would have left this tab unpainted as it came from the factory that way.

After the masking was pulled off, the machined block is looking great! We went ahead and painted the serial number tab (just in front of cylinder #2). If we were going for a Bloomington Gold restoration, we would have left this tab unpainted as it came from the factory that way.