Engine paint questions

[Exostatic]

I have a 67 pontiac Le Mans. I am rebuilding a 455 for the install. The 326 is being mothballed in my garage. The question is what was painted from the factory. I know the block was. The intake to pan is the question. Do I use etching primer for the first coat then color correct paint. Or do I just use the correct color paint. I am going to rattle can it. Where do I find a correct valve covers. When they come come from the factory or do i paint the chrome valve covers. I've seen the blue green paint on some and some are chrome. My oil pan is gold iodized, I like it but I'm pretty sure the factory diet come like that.
Thanks for your input in advance!!!

 

[melsg5]

after cleaning you use the correct color paint. The factory painted the pan, block, heads, and manifold. Not sure what you mean "correct" valve covers, correct for a 67 LeMans or "correct" for a 455, It should be whatever you want since the combo isnt "correct" to start with. Personally, I'd put the chrome Pontiac covers on, check out www.amesperf.com for them in the GTO catalog.

 

[Exostatic]

By correct I was referring to what the factory did on both. I know a 455 was not made in 67 but I want more power. No such thing as too much, unless frame ect can not take the stress. I know it is no longer a surviver car. I want a reliable driver not a trailer queen. I plan on enjoying the car. With that said I AM trying to keep it mostly correct. By that I mean like factory( even if its only in appearance). I plan on painting the body with new technology paint, not laquor or what they used in 1967, but she will stay Tyrol blue. I am torn about adding A/C, disk brakes and a GTO hood because it he hood looks meaner. I will keep the original. A/C will make it more comfortable 9 months out of the year. It's HOT in south Texas. So I'm not a total purest sorry. Disk brakes might just save the car in an emergency stop situation. I am spoiled by my ever day driver. Ac, power brakes, CD player... To the purists I respect putting the car back to original but for me if brake technology helps save my life I am in lined to use it. If she was a show piece/ trailer queen I would keep the brakes ect the same.
Thanks for your help!!! And responces!!!

 

[melsg5]

Good luck with you project, let us know how it turns out.