PAINT COLORS-1966
ALUMINUM [unpainted/natural]
ENGINE
-AC muffler
-alternator
-clutch fan housing
DULL ALUMINUM [KRYLON dull aluminum 1403 or Bright Beauty Engine Enamel #BB415]
DASH
-bezel speedometer cluster
-speedometer spacer
FRONT END
-front bumper valiance
-grill filler
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CHASSIS BLACK [EASTWOOD 10043 ZP (QT can)/10025 Z (Aerosol) or GM #1050104]
FRAME ITEMS
-A Arms (+big mounting washers)
-Front lower control arms
-F41 sway bar (dipped)
-front sway bar mounting clamps
-front spindle/knuckle/brake drum painted after assembly as one unit
*note-(ball joints & lower front control arms only items that are bare metal on the steering linkage)
-frame
-rear end (some were installed unpainted-plant specific item)
*note- (rear brake lines, posi triangular tag (red), & vent were not painted)
- (rear end yoke tapped off where U joint was installed. Yoke over sprayed)
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GLOSS BLACK [DupliColor HT Engine Enamel “Gloss Black” DE 1613 or KRYLON Gloss Black]
AIR COND.
-dryer canister
-condenser + brackets + mounting bolts (painted together)
-relay covers
ENGINE COMPARTMENT
-air cleaner
-coil
-inner fender wells (80% gloss-dipped) [MORE GLOSSY but a bit less than 100% GLOSS]
-PCV hose clamps
RADIATOR SUPPORT ITEMS (80% gloss-dipped) [MORE GLOSSY but a bit less than 100% GLOSS]
-headlight bucket frames
-radiator
-voltage reg. cover
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SEMI GLOSS BLACK [DupliColor Professional DPE 104//Duplicolor DA 1603// KRYLON Satin and SEM Trim Black #39143 for interior items (i.e. black multiplex speaker grills)]
AIR COND.
-brackets (includes dryer, muffler clamp & bolts)
-compressor
-housing brackets
A.I.R.
-smog pump backing plate
ENGINE COMPARTMENT
-alternator bracket (lower BB cars) +alternator brace
-alternator fan (two piece L72 only)
-cowl
*note- (use old blanket between body color & cowl to achieve a factory rough paint line)
-engine fan
-F41 rear sway bar bolts
-fender wells
-firewall+underside of car body
-master cylinder
-oil cap
*note- (oil cap sometimes brown zinc plated)
-PCV hose bracket (small block only)
-PB booster (Bendix only-Chevrolet accessory & dealer installed)
-PS pump
-PS pump brackets
-radiator fan shroud/spacer/support
-starter
-washer bottle bracket
JACK
-hook
-base
-mechanism
STEERING LINKAGE
-adj. sleeves
-center link
-tie rod ends
*note- (above painted with the entire steering linkage)
Extras
-bumper brackets
-gas tank straps
-license plate bracket (rear)
-multiplex speaker grills (black interior)
-sway bar brackets
-wheel rims (full wheel covers only)
*note- (some dog dish style hub cap wheel rims were painted body color (i.e. Impala, Bel Air, Biscayne), not enough verified information to publish which wheels matched the body color)
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UNPAINTED [DupliColor High Temp. Engine Enamel “Cast Coat Iron” DE 1651-raw metal look]
CLEAR [Krylon Triple Thick Crystal “Clear Glaze” 0500]
A.I.R.
-diverter valve (unpolished white metal)
-smog pump (unpolished aluminum)
-smog pump bracket (unfinished metal)
CHASSIS
-ball joints
-brake lines (unplated metal w/brass fittings)
-driveshaft
-muffler hangars
-F41 rear sway bar mounting hardware
-pan hard bar
-PS box (cast iron w/ aluminum cover plates)
-rear end (plant specific-chassis black)
-REAR control arms (both upper & lower)
-springs (front & rear)
-struts (front)
-strut rods
-front sway bar (lightly oiled)
-transmission
-transmission cross member
Extras
-copper ground straps (cadmium ends)
-dip stick handle
-engine hold down cable kit (recall)
-gas tank (galvanized)
-hood hinges (unpainted) hood springs (spring steel) or (semi-gloss black) *plant specific item
-oil filler tube (bare steel)
-pedal support brackets (bare steel)
-vacuum tee
-wire looms (unpainted metal with rubber tips)
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CHEVROLET ORANGE [DupliColor High Temp. Engine Enamel “Chevrolet Orange” DE 1607]
ENGINE
-alternator bracket (lower) (small block cars)
-balancer
-bell housing bolts (half of bell housing itself was over sprayed quickly at the factory)
-block
-cylinder heads
-intake manifold (including bolts & thermostat housing)
-oil pan
-PCV hose bracket (big block cars)
-smog A/C bracket (big block A.I.R.)
-valve covers
-water pump (including bolts)
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OVERSPRAY ITEMS
-clutch fork (unpainted)
-distributor (non T.I. big block cars)
-engine block pad
-exhaust manifolds
-upper water pump hose
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PLATING
BLACK OXIDE
-any bolts for the chassis or engine comp. areas (or) any ungrounded bolts that held something onto the body or frame.
-AC condenser bracket bolts
-AC dryer bracket bolts
-bumper (bracket to frame) mounting bolts
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GRAY PHOSPHATE (Eastwood Zinc Phosphate # 10281Z)
ENGINE
-alternator pulley/fan
-balancer pulley
-crank pulley
-power steering pulley
-water pump pulley
-clutch fan shaft
HOOD
-front latches (upper & lower)
-hinges
-hood bumper hold down nut
-inner fender washers
-spring nut
HOSE BRACKETS
-PCV at carb. (Holley)
-PCV (L72)
-PB
-PS
EXTRAS
-accelerator bracket assembly at firewall
-brake/fuel line clips (dark gray phosphate-almost looks black (or) olive green (or) in rare cases box car red)
-A.I.R. pulley
-clutch push rods (upper & lower)
-J clips throughout front clip assembly (4 j-clips on the rad. support are longer than others-needed for distance to center it)
-rear control arm bolts (some) (plant specific)
-4 SPEED shift rods
-4 SPEED shifter tower assembly
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SILVER ZINC (Eastwood Tank Tone #10030Z)
-accelerator rod
-AC housing bracket (riveted to housing)
-bumper unit assembly bolts (front & rear)
-choke cover
-coil bracket
-fan pulley bolts (could also be Gold Zinc)
-grounded screws
-horn mounting bolts w/serrated washers
-jack post
-lower trunk latch
-PB hose bracket at engine
-rear control arm bolts (most-plant specific)
-speedo cable clips at firewall (4 SPEED)
-starter bolts (big block)
-upper AC compressor mounting bolt (ground for batt.cable)
-vacuum tee
-wiper motor mount screws
-Z bar
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GOLD ZINC (Eastwood Gold Cad)
-AC POA valve nut
-alternator nut
-alternator pulley (two piece only on L72)
-door lock knob ferrules have a plastic gold coating on them that turn more yellow over time & have a gold appearance (door lock knob rings are stainless steel) (door lock knobs match interior color)
-master cylinder cap
-PB booster (Delco-Moraine only) (original equipment)
-windshield molding end bolts (lower front)
*SEM manufactures many different colored paints for interior use on plastic, vinyl, & speaker grills. Use SEM Landau Black for interior plastics, pads, & other black items.
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MAG STYLE WHEELS
-RUST-OLEUM BAR-B-QUE BLACK #7778830
-SEYMOUR CAST BLAST #16-48
-KRYLON METALLIC DULL ALUMINUM (SAME PAINT AS -front bumper valiance & grill filler)
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UNDERCOATING (3M Body Schutz)
-sprayed on from the firewall back to where your feet would be on the toe board
-sprayed on floor pans up to driveshaft tunnel
-sprayed on the front wheel wells (11-3 o’clock position) *shown in the assembly manual
-sprayed on rear wheel wells
-spayed in a 9” wide coat behind the rear wheel well above the exhaust tailpipe to the rear bumper
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AREAS NOT SPRAYED WITH UNDERCOATING
-anything OUTBOARD of the frame rails
-side pockets above the frame rails
-driveshaft/transmission tunnel
-trunk area above the gas tank & to each side of the gas tank extending out to the rear frame rails
*The Chevrolet logic was to only spray those areas that could potentially get hit by stones to cut down manufacturing costs
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BLACK BUCKET METAL SEATS SIDE PANELS [Duplicolor DPE 105 FLAT BLACK]
-spray with flat black
-let dry
-buff lightly w/soft cloth
-spray with thin coat of Armor All, when that evaporates it looks factory fresh
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EXTRAS (from assembly manual not easy to categorize)
-decklid mounting bolts set painted body color & have serrated washers
- firewall brace, hood hinge, rear shock mounting, & trans cross member bolts are black phos.
- inner fender well (2 bolts on top) are shorter (no point) & not like all other bolts on the front clip
- rear upper control arm mounting nuts are copper w/lock washers
- front brake hose retaining clips (dark black)
- engine AC support bracket (horse shoe bracket-mounts to intake manifold) bolts are black. The engine AC support bracket bolts are 3/8” bolts w/ 9/16” heads & lock washers
-big front upper control arm washers are chassis black
-BB water pump upper mounting bolts (fine thread stud type on pass. side/coarse on driver’s side)
-power steering pump to block uses lock washers
-alt. bracket upper bolts uses a “star” washer
-oil cap (olive green)