727 transmission paint?

[Aeronet]

In 2000 I bought a 1973 Charger with a 400 and 727. The transmission was painted green. It looked factory. The car was made in St. Louis.
I don't think the factory painted automatic transmissions, but this has always puzzled me.

 

[BIGSHCLUNK]

Years ago we had a local rebuilder that painted their units green... but thats about it

 

[Aeronet]

Hadn't thought of that. Makes sense.

 

[dvw]

Bare aluminum. I have painted them with aluminum spray paint. Looks awful at first, but tones down later. Looks real close but takes a while.
Doug

 

[Darter6]

I worked with a guy at the Dodge dealership that painted everything he worked on blue.Even if was only a spot of paint on small parts.It was his signature.That way if any comebacks he would own up to it.

 

[Aeronet]

I think the mystery is solved. The transmission was fully assembled when painted so it looked factory.
Yeah, that way they'd know if it was their transmission.
Thanks.

 

[Aeronet]

Funny thing is, I liked the color enough that for a couple of years I actually looked around for Chrysler green transmission paint. I never found any.

 

[66Satellite47]

All O&M versions I've never seen paint. One of our local re-man's also used green. I painted my drag trans's black, heat dissipation.

 

[MrJLR]

I painted mine!

Jeff

 

[dvw]

This silver look is what I was talking about. The shine will tone down and look really close to factory.
Doug

 

[Aeronet]

Looks really good.

 

[watermelon]

I painted mine!

i see a Christmas wreath in background. better hang that up before having the wifey admire the nice shiny 727




watermelon

 

[2quick]

Painted mine also. Don't remember what I used though...Some kind of Rust-oleum Aluminum..

 

[BSB67]

This silver look is what I was talking about. The shine will tone down and look really close to factory.
Doug

You can buy a "cast aluminum" paint that you cannot tell is paint. I paint my intakes with it. Swapped three out on the dyno and the operaror/owner helping me didn't even know they were painted.

 

[aldal]

Many years back I painted mine black because I had read that black draws out some of the heat and runs cooler....I think it might have been a Super Chevy magazine lol.