[subpar63]

In the middle of converting from C4 to 4-Spd toploader. I need to clean the TL up and want to repaint.

Recommendations that I have researched indicate paint to cast iron grey. Paint brand closest to factory finish? Eastwood? Other brand recommendations?

Also, should I leave the bellhousing in it's natural aluminum finish?

TIA - John

 

[patrickstapler]

Let us know what you decide. I purchased some of the Easrwood cast for brake parts. It's supposed to be impervious to many chemicals and heat. Havent tried it yet. I have read reviews saying it is too silver. I have thought of spraying my TL with it as well.

 

[Fastback97]

Factory finish was unpainted. My recommendation would be to clean it up with a wire brush, paint the top lid, and install. I don't know why anyone would want to install a TL that looks like it was painted all up. Thats me though.

 

[Guest]

They look good painted with a cast iron paint. Any will work, not much difference. some are a tad darker, some lighter, but not enough to make much difference. Leave the bellhousing aluminum.

 

[supershifter2]

Factory finish was unpainted. My recommendation would be to clean it up with a wire brush, paint the top lid, and install. I don't know why anyone would want to install a TL that looks like it was painted all up. Thats me though.

I have been painting all my toploaders Ford Red for the past 30 years.

 

[subpar63]

Let us know what you decide. I purchased some of the Easrwood cast for brake parts. It's supposed to be impervious to many chemicals and heat. Havent tried it yet. I have read reviews saying it is too silver. I have thought of spraying my TL with it as well.

Ordered some Eastwood cast iron gray today. I'll post some before and after pics when I get it done.

 

[22GT]

Here's the Eastwood on a 68 trans:

 

[j persons]

Martin-Seymour (SP)? has a paint called "Cast Blast" that looks identical to raw cast iron. I even painted a set of headers with it and it never burned or flaked off. I think Amazon.com has it.

 

[patrickstapler]

Here's the Eastwood on a 68 trans:

Looks pretty darn good to me.

 

[subpar63]

Here's the Eastwood on a 68 trans:

David,

Thank you for posting these pictures. This is exactly the look I want to achieve. :smile2:

 

[Huskinhano]

I think I just mine natural, it's not rusting do to a slight leak. The bellhousing I sandblasted and cleared my bellhousing. Ity aluminum and it had some corrosion. I wasn't looking for show just function.

 

[Guest]

And the point here is, you don't need to go to the trouble of buying Eastwood's paint, any of the cast paints will look basically the same.

Underneath my 68 1/2

 

[dobrostang]

I wouldn't paint aluminum bell-housing, bead blasted aluminum looks best IMHO but frankly, I would just clean it up good, it is after all gonna be hidden mostly. Aluminum surfaces age gracefully unless the car is left parked and unused in grass or somewhere wet/humid.

 

[supershifter2]

you can also blast the outside of the toploader clean and clear coat it.

 

[Guest]

The toploader in my pic was painted over 20 years ago. Cleared bare iron will not even look close to this . . . after less time than that.

 

[subpar63]

Managed to get the top-loader cleaned up and painted last week. I thought that the Eastwood 2K paint went on quite well and also looks good. Hopefully will be able to mate it up to an engine soon assuming the machine shop gets done this week or next.

 

[LeeFred]

Looks good to me.