Orange or Turquoise

[comet_666]

Building my 512 stroker soon and wondering on engine paint color. When I got the car the 440 was Turquoise and I pulled it, cleaned it and painted it Orange. What do you think would look good under the hood as far as color?

[Ghoste]

69?  Go orange.

[ODZKing]

Do you want correct? If so Orange up to 72. After 72, Mopar Blue.
If not my vote is Turquoise.

[RallyeMike]

Do you want correct? If so Orange up to 72.

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Actually, turquoise is correct for 68 hp 440. Orange ran 69 through 72.

My suggestion is make it year specific correct color. Either looks good in a dark engine bay visually.

[JamieZ]

On a slight tangent....who makes a good/correct Turquoise rattle can?

[comet_666]

It's a 69 with a 70 440 in it.

[Mopar Nut]

Orange.

What color were you thinking?

[Nacho-RT74]

Do you want correct? If so Orange up to 72.

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Orange ran 69 through 72.

actually, 71 was the last

[myk]

Orange...

[tan top]

 orange    

on a side note , going off track , I see your car has a mystery firewall plug hole    ,  hope you don't mind me asking !  what is the build date (SPD ) & assembly plant ?  

[Ghoste]

Good eye tantop, I'll piggyback his question and ask if the car is in the 69 Registry?

[comet_666]

Thanks for the input guys!

It is in the charger registry, I believe Hamtramak or however you spell it...I only have the vin so that is all I know.

[comet_666]

Is it possible that is just a speed hole?

[ODZKing]

Do you want correct? If so Orange up to 72.

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Actually, turquoise is correct for 68 hp 440. Orange ran 69 through 72.

My suggestion is make it year specific correct color. Either looks good in a dark engine bay visually.

According to a couple different charts, back to 66, HP were orange
http://www.turbinecar.com/misc/enginecolor.htm

[comet_666]

Is the mystery hole for some option I do not know about? I have seen other 69's and they do not have this hole..

[comet_666]

I think i'll go orange, not sure why it was painted turquoise to begin with. I do not think it was a HP although it has the forged crank.

[Troy]

I think i'll go orange, not sure why it was painted turquoise to begin with. I do not think it was a HP although it has the forged crank.

They all had forged cranks in those years.

Troy

[tan top]

Is the mystery hole for some option I do not know about? I have seen other 69's and they do not have this hole..

its no option , that is known  , not all early cars got them  ,  seems some  cars with the  sequential #  starting 10****  to  12****   was across the range   all engines  &  both assembly plants & XP XS & early XXC500 chargers  too  

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,111938.0.html

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,22093.0.html

[comet_666]

Mine starts with a 10!

That is strange

[69CoronetRT]

Do you want correct? If so Orange up to 72.

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Actually, turquoise is correct for 68 hp 440. Orange ran 69 through 72.

My suggestion is make it year specific correct color. Either looks good in a dark engine bay visually.

According to a couple different charts, back to 66, HP were orange
http://www.turbinecar.com/misc/enginecolor.htm

I wish it were possible to pull that site. That list is so full of wrong information that keeps getting recycled it causes more problems than it solves.

[fy469rtse]

Hang on, all these guys are talking about colour ,
Look at the thread for show me your engines,
If 512 , like me put engine on a diet , ? Alloy intake valley cover to suit alloy heads, water pump housing , water pump, look at mine , you can barely see any area's of paint on block, only from underneath , mines 69 so went orange, my 68 is the turquoise, only because when building the engine it was on a stand ,
In hindsite it didn't mater , I would have liked to have painted mine gold in the 69

[john108]

My original 1968 Charger R/T 440 was and is Turquoise.

[tan top]

Do you want correct? If so Orange up to 72.

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Actually, turquoise is correct for 68 hp 440. Orange ran 69 through 72.

My suggestion is make it year specific correct color. Either looks good in a dark engine bay visually.

According to a couple different charts, back to 66, HP were orange
http://www.turbinecar.com/misc/enginecolor.htm

I wish it were possible to pull that site. That list is so full of wrong information that keeps getting recycled it causes more problems than it solves.

that's true  , as awesome as the internet is for information , there is a lot of incorrect stuff out there ,

[John_Kunkel]

I would guess that a 512 stroker isn't going to be passed off as original so why worry about factory colors?

I wouldn't even consider turquoise and orange would be stunning in a black engine compartment but for practicality I'd paint it black. Easier to keep clean.