Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by Ross On 2012/3/12 18:53:42

A nice detail to add: On V-8s with the engine number up near the fill pipe, the number was highlighted in white. The actual practice, which was carried over from the straight eights was this: Before the block was painted, the number was stamped. Somebody then took a brush with white paint and brushed a stroke over top of the number. Before the engine was painted, a piece of masking tape was haphazardly placed over the number; after painting the tape was pulled away leaving the number in the middle of a white rectangle. You can do the same after the fact with a bit of masking and a dab of white. Looks nice, costs nothing, and is very authentic.