OK I've looked at all the different colours and like most of them and I know some of you are going to say it's your car do what you like but I need help in choosing.

It's a 63 Mini 850 body colour= Shadow Blue

Original 850 motor is/was blue
The replacement is a Vanden Plas 1100 and was orange red now painted silver
Ozzie A series in 850s were green
Ozzie 1100s were metallic gold/beige

Ok so what colour would you paint it based on the above?

Secondly those of you who have used the White Knight Alpine Green - how does it stand up to the engine heat? - seeing it's not an "engine paint"

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

I have blue clubby and I am about to paint it red and the gearbox silver, I think the red is a nice contrast and sets of the chrome nicely. But I say paint it what ever does it for you m8.

Cheers,

Jim

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1975 Mini SS converted to a Mini Miami
1978 Clubman S
1965 Mk1 Cooper S
2005 BMW 318i (Well at least its a real BMW)
"Dont take life to seriously, you may never get out!"

Ive got my 1310 painted in chevy orange would look great in a blue car too.

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71 Clubie, 1310A+, 45 Weber, Kent286md cam, Brownrigg extractors

I have a blue mini as well and painted my engine in a light charcoal grey colour with red and blue accessories. It is really up to the individual and how you want your engine bay to look.

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1966 Mini Deluxe, Not a Cooper S.

Blue Mini so blue motor..

Yep, go blue!

Go the sleeper look, but keep the gearbox silver, very classy! Can either go standard minimilast or go for a bit of a dress up with chrome parts where appropriatte!

Cheers
Matt

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68 Deluxe.... it's shiny..... I like shiny!!

if your body is going to look like a standard 850, i would paint it the standard 850 colour, what ever green that was. Just looks more period.

Ryan

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Ryan Filippi
Minis In The Gong
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www.minisinthegong.com.au

I think it totally depends on your car colour and car style. If it is an original car with original everything then nothing looks better than the original engine colour. I think original colours have a something magestic about them...

That said I think a hot engine looks good in bright red for certain car colours like yellow, blue or white cars.

For me I thought that Cooper S "copy but not quite the same" green would look crap but I was very wrong, and I think it looks pretty good actually. It pays also to use a good paint rather than cheapie but that's just my opinion.



I just love looking at this picture PS. The water pulley will be silver and a chrome rocker cover will replace Graham's gun metal grey rocker cover

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

hey there Mr Lillee,

Are those extractors glowing red hot???? Great pic.

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Rod
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/Rodney/

I like your green Chong - What is it (Make colour etc)

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

Red car= Red engine/box. Tho its soon to have a chrome alternator. Just waiting on it being sent back.

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http://www.youtube.com/user/Hanras

Hey Rod, David,

Yeah that's from my rebuild thread! Don't tell me you haven't read it!!!

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=21438

Yes that is running on the dyno for about 3 hours. RED HOT!

David, it's a paint given to me from Kev (DrMini) from Ameron Coatings called "MINI MET GREEN" don't know the rest. I just stole 500mls of it

Paint code is B/No D1***99/070600 can't read the first 3 numbers

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

Cooper S metallic green, from Mini Car Clinic/whatevernameisnow at Padstow...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.