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Old 11-06-2014, 07:03 PM
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^^LOL^^

Now you've got me thinking.....
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Old 11-07-2014, 06:50 AM
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thanks for the "clean" complioment. I just felt the blue from Ford "compimented" the boat nicely so I went with it.
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Old 11-07-2014, 08:30 AM
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Black and Blue for the beating your wallet gets
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Originally Posted by brian41
Black and Blue for the beating your wallet gets
Oooooh, a BBC!! What size?

I was even thinking GM Corporate blue, like what they had In the late 70's and 80's.
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Originally Posted by KRAUSMOTORSPORTS
Hey now! Now I'm not running a SBC but I was considering powder coating the valve covers Ford Racing Wrinkle blue. It's more of a flat color but it definitely looks like a great marine Color. And the rest of the engine and heads will be done in either Pearl Blue or black with Cast Aluminum Color Intake.

See!!! here is forward thinking! LOL!
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Old 11-08-2014, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by CDShack
See!!! here is forward thinking! LOL!
Even though it is a product color from ford have to admit it would be badass under the hatch!
Here some examples for you guys.





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^^Not bad^^
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Old 11-08-2014, 12:32 PM
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Mercury racing blue or yellow and blue would be my choices.
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This is what I ended up doing on my small blocks. Rattle can Rustoleum engine black with a blue and high temp clear finish. Clear made it durable to fuel. Picture doesn't do justice.
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What color blue is that? It looks damn cool!!
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