Well, no one really cares what color your engine is, unless you are selling
the car as "spectacular lovingly restored" like the guy on eBay <g>.... that
kind of language tends to raise expectations.
on 1/30/04 7:40 AM, Aaron Whiteman at aaronw@wsu.edu wrote:
> On Jan 29, 2004, at 10:10 PM, MGBnutt@aol.com wrote:
>
>> The engine is painted the wrong color
>
> This brings up an interesting question:
>
> I have a '75 B. From the factory, I understand the engine was black.
> So of course, it is red (and the wrong shade of red at that).
>
> However, the everything above the head gasket is from a '71-'73[0]. At
> what point would the proper color become red, rather than black?
>
> It doesn't really matter though, I had to repaint the head when I got
> it back from the machine shop. It is MG red. The engine will be MG
> red too, as soon as I have some reason I have to pull it, hopefully not
> anytime soon.
>
> [0]: during my recent valve problems, I mistakenly thought the head was
> even earlier.
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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