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Red, it's authentic and you'll get a lot of questions at car shows | 18 | 50.00% | |
Red is authentic and really ugly – go with Ford green | 9 | 25.00% | |
Keep it that stylish cast-iron gray | 5 | 13.89% | |
Literally no one cares, paint it whatever you have on hand | 4 | 11.11% | |
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10-28-2020, 11:32 PM | #1 |
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What color to paint repro Winfield 7:1 head?
I recently bought one of Tod's Winfield 7:1 crowfoot heads. The original Winfields came with a fire-engine red paint job, but maybe that's not the best idea. What color should I paint it? Vote in the poll above!
Update: this is a cast-iron head Last edited by alexiskai; 10-29-2020 at 09:44 AM. |
10-29-2020, 08:43 AM | #2 |
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Re: What color to paint repro Winfield 7:1 head?
Is it a iron or aluminum? If its aluminum polish it, iron paint it Chevy orange with a base coat of white, white because it'll make the orange pop!
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10-29-2020, 09:03 AM | #3 |
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Re: What color to paint repro Winfield 7:1 head?
Cast iron
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10-29-2020, 09:42 AM | #4 |
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Re: What color to paint repro Winfield 7:1 head?
If it's iron I'd paint it the same color as the block. If it's aluminum I'd leave it raw.
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10-29-2020, 10:19 AM | #5 |
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Re: What color to paint repro Winfield 7:1 head?
Green with yellow polka dots
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10-29-2020, 11:14 AM | #6 |
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Re: What color to paint repro Winfield 7:1 head?
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10-29-2020, 11:16 AM | #7 |
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Re: What color to paint repro Winfield 7:1 head?
Classy
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10-29-2020, 11:37 AM | #8 |
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Re: What color to paint repro Winfield 7:1 head?
Bright red, that was the original on his 7:1 heads, thus the name "red head". It won't look like a stock head, so why paint it Ford green? The Winfield 6:1 was painted yellow, truck heads green, etc. They were painted at the factory so when shipped, the right one was shipped.
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10-29-2020, 02:46 PM | #9 |
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Re: What color to paint repro Winfield 7:1 head?
What Jim Brierley says.
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10-29-2020, 04:18 PM | #10 |
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Re: What color to paint repro Winfield 7:1 head?
Red because you almost always get 10 more horsepower if the head is red.
All the engines I have attached to my dyno with red heads have produced at least 10 HP more than a stock engine. A few much more! Just saying! What Jim B. says makes sense to me also. Good Day! |
10-29-2020, 05:36 PM | #11 |
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10-29-2020, 07:01 PM | #13 |
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Re: What color to paint repro Winfield 7:1 head?
Did it rustoleum regal red..mines the real deal if that makes a difference,Tod does nice work.Goes over big during the holidays,ford green and regal red..don't need to festoon her with lights or tinsel.. |
10-29-2020, 07:40 PM | #14 |
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Re: What color to paint repro Winfield 7:1 head?
When I was running a Lion head 20 years ago, I painted it red and liked that look.
Will eventually put the Brumfield head that came with it back on our Town Sedan. Getting more eccentric with age, I might paint it apple green to match the wheels.....
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10-29-2020, 11:42 PM | #15 |
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Re: What color to paint repro Winfield 7:1 head?
Nice looking engine. Is that a vacuum advance canister hanging on the side of your distributor?
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10-30-2020, 10:10 AM | #16 |
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Re: What color to paint repro Winfield 7:1 head?
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The distributor is from a 1979 Honda Civic. I had to machined the bottom of the body slightly to fit into the head. The shaft was then cut to length and the tab machined on the end. I use the vacuum unit from a 1980 Honda distributor. There was way too much advance so I welded up the slot so all my advance was from 10° to 28° btdc. I time it for 10° advanced at idle. I also limited the travel on the vacuum unit to retard the spark about 5° under a heavy load. You could also do this with a 1980 distributor which has an electronic module. I got the idea for this from CORLEY, you might want to scan his posts on distributors. Dick
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