DatDoug Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 DatsunFish and I were having a debate on the stock color of the L-series engines. Anyone know the answer to this intriguing question?:blink: Quote Link to comment
kiznook Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 I'm pretty sure it's blue....but I could be wrong Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 blue I believe it is. Thats what I used to see from the importers back in the day.Those crate motors. some seem to have a gold primer or something like that. Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Blue. Not a great pic. It's very close to GM Blue, but not quite. The steel parts were actually a lighter shade, like the air cleaner, but all the cast parts were blue. However, parts like the transmission lower supports sometimes were black. This is a better shot of the color. It's a Z24, but it's the same: Quote Link to comment
LAYEDOUTB2K Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 it is blue. we got the code and a local paint shop got it for us in a rattle can. Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 in any 510 that ive owned w/matching number(4) blocks have been a gold color (or silverish) Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 I have seen the gold (burnt silver) color on early, pre-1975 L16/L18 blocks. My '69 J13 is factory blue though. Quote Link to comment
Phlebmaster Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 My 73 L16 is red????:confused: Does not look like a rattle can job. Maybe it is.:lol: The motor mount looks like it has some over spray.....weird Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 I have a red L20B, too, but it sure isn't stock. And a couple Orange L20Bs and an L18, too. That's not stock. I painted my Mom's L16 black. They come in many colors, but the Factory only made them blue or that odd off-silver goldish color. Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 layedout please post the code if you know what it is. all the ones i've seen are blue. what colors did this bet entail and who won?? Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 It is called Nissan Blue or Datsun Blue. The Gold and Silver are also factory colors. One Datsun fan reported this for engine turquoise: Dupont mix guide mix size 806J HS BLACK 177.2 801J HS WHITE 290.0 828J HS FAST BLUE 373.8 830J HS FAST GREEN 444.4 702OG BINDER 844.0 7030G BALANCER 960.4 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Awesome, but I already painted my block :( I used Old Ford Blue Looks great :D Quote Link to comment
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