Larisa "1982 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Bill Blass 2-Door

[gadget73]

Engines that don't puke fluids stay reasonably clean.

and yeah, never paint oil pans black. It took me years to find the oil leak on the old boat, and I only finally found it when the engine was out and hanging in front of me. The pan had a pinhole in it, but black oil pan with oil running down it is nearly impossible to trace out.

[87gtVIC]

The wrinkle black oil pan I have is a bit hard to find any leaks on.....I had to torque down the front sump drain plug to its max suggested torque ratting in order to get it to stop seeping.....

[His Royal Ghostliness]

The pan had a pinhole in it, but black oil pan with oil running down it is nearly impossible to trace out.

The wrinkle black oil pan I have is a bit hard to find any leaks on.....I had to torque down the front sump drain plug to its max suggested torque ratting in order to get it to stop seeping.....

On the other hand my light-grey oil pan clearly shows the path the oil travels... It can be traced right up to the head gaskets. FML! LOL

[Bobcat]

I would probably run it too, but that's just me.

Let's hope it doesn't smoke more than you do.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Good effort Matt.

[86VickyLX]

We'll find out how it runs hopefully by the end of this weekend.

[His Royal Ghostliness]

Hope it runs good. I hate to see people's hard work got to waste...

[Grand Marquis GT]

As much shit as I give the OP, I hope it runs good too.

[gadget73]

Post burnout videos.

[MattsLincoln]

Post burnout videos.

Will Do, It will be a glorified One Wheel Burnout

[MattsLincoln]

Update: MOAR Pics

Engine All Painted, just need to do some touchups, Heads Are Completely redone at the machine shop not bad for $300, guy does amazing work for 46 years in business, and teardown progress .

[gadget73]

assemble, then paint. You really don't need overspray inside the oil filter housing or under the timing cover.

[Bobcat]

assemble, then paint. You really don't need overspray inside the oil filter housing or under the timing cover.

Yes yes yes.

[Grand Marquis GT]

Also when you mask areas off like that, there will be a few areas of exposed metal.

Put it all together and paint it again.

[87gtVIC]

Also when you mask areas off like that, there will be a few areas of exposed metal.

Put it all together and paint it again.

This. I miticulusly masked off my block for paint only to find out areas were missed. Not a deal breaker. I have so many different colors on my engine painting it fully assembled was not an option for me.

[His Royal Ghostliness]

This. I miticulusly masked off my block for paint only to find out areas were missed. Not a deal breaker. I have so many different colors on my engine painting it fully assembled was not an option for me.

Yes, that is the problem with multiple colors. Sometimes you can cheat, like temporarily installing the oil filter to keep paint from that area - naturally you end up with a painted oil filter, if that is an issue one can use the cheapest oil filter they can buy at the parts store, then toss it and spin on the fancy one they're planning on running.