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paint color of 7.0L cadillac engines

Started by fasted55, September 13, 2012, 12:07:03 PM

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fasted55

Hi, Simple question; I'm rebuilding the 7.0L gasoline V8 in my '79 DeVille.  What color are cadillac engines from this era? Thanks, Ed

Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621

"GM blue". It's a deep baby blue. Almost all GM engines were that same color across the board in that era. 
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fasted55


R Schroeder

My 78.

Guidematic


1977-1984 all GM engines were painted GM Corporate Blue. There were some exceptions, of coarse. Like the HT4100.

In 1985, engines were painted black.

Mike
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1988 Eldorado Biarritz 6EL57
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Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621

I'd put it closer to 77-81 for almost all cars GM blue. Black began to appear on some engines in '82 & '83, exclusive of HT-4100. 5.0 307 Olds became black in 1983.
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