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    '68 Coronet R/T replied to the thread 1968 Plymouth GTX.
    The block had been painted black, orange and blue so it needed to get cleaned up and ready for Epoxy Primer and paint. Noticed that it...
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    '68 Coronet R/T replied to the thread 1968 Plymouth GTX.
    Thanks. The guy doing the engine work also thought the Isky camshaft would be good for my car, and he mentioned the purple camshaft as...
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    '68 Coronet R/T replied to the thread 1968 Plymouth GTX.
    Got my engine back from the machine shop late this afternoon. He checked everything out to see if it needed balancing and said it did...
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    '68 Coronet R/T replied to the thread 1968 Plymouth GTX.
    I resprayed the oil pan with OER Turquoise Engine Enamel and it clearly has a more blue tint to it. I am thinking of selling it and...
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    '68 Coronet R/T replied to the thread 1968 Plymouth GTX.
    The car came with an 850 cfm Holley with manual choke set up. The carb, like the engine is rusted and it took penetrating oil soaking...
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    '68 Coronet R/T replied to the thread 1968 Plymouth GTX.
    And then they were black:
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    '68 Coronet R/T replied to the thread 1968 Plymouth GTX.
    Thanks. Glad I left the masking tape on the motor mounts.
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    '68 Coronet R/T reacted to 1 Wild R/T's post in the thread 1968 Plymouth GTX with
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    motor mounts and brackets should be black,, 402 is correct but I don't run one... I use a Sickpack pan.. Oil Pan - 6 quart - 66-72B...
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    '68 Coronet R/T replied to the thread 1968 Plymouth GTX.
    Were the motor mounts originally painted the same color as the engine? These were painted blue so I media blasted them and painted them...
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    '68 Coronet R/T replied to the thread 1968 Plymouth GTX.
    The oil pan was pretty dented up but a new one is $200 so I decided to knock the dents out and repaint it. Then I discovered it's not...
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    '68 Coronet R/T replied to the thread 1968 Plymouth GTX.
    Classic Industries sells OER https://www.classicindustries.com/product/k89162.html With promo code I got $3 off per can. I'll let you...
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    '68 Coronet R/T replied to the thread 1968 Plymouth GTX.
    Wow. Nobody seems to carry this anymore! P4120752 Turquoise
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    '68 Coronet R/T replied to the thread 1968 Plymouth GTX.
    Okay, I'm back with another question. My original engine paint is Turquoise, however I noticed that the one from Mopar looks green...
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    '68 Coronet R/T reacted to zyzzyx's post in the thread 1968 Plymouth GTX with
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    They're fine. Just make sure you remove any rust.
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    '68 Coronet R/T replied to the thread 1968 Plymouth GTX.
    A question for you engine builders. When cleaning the pushrods for my engine, I noticed some small marks on a couple of the rods. Looks...
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