I'm still going along with this 1970 LS5-anyone know for sure what's correct?
Thanks in advance-Dave

Dave I believe that would be semi-gloss black. Eastwood Co. sells an under hood black that is very close to original. Their web address is www.eastwoodcompany.com (http://www.eastwoodcompany.com)

Kirk

Dave, here is a trick paint http://www.chevelles.com/forum/rolleyes.gif you can use to match perfect, Rustoleum satin black, code 777.

On canadian chevelles from what i have found out, mine is body colour. Done some checking into it and canadian produced chevelles had the firewall painted the body colour.... l8r

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Just for fun, the metal panel that you refer to is not called a "firewall" in the auto industry. It is called the "dash panel" There is no need to remind your customers of the word "fire" when describing s vehicle.

I have seen cars painted both ways that's why I am inquirying-are only canadian cars body colored? My car is getting media blasted right now and goes to the body shop tomorrow, that's why I need to know.
Thanks again
Dave

Dave, I went around on this same issue. A couple of fellas told me the "dash panel" should be body color. Come to find out it's not the case, at least for a 67 built in Baltimore.

I think the body color looks much better and if I had had the engine out when the car went to the paint shop I would have had my firewall prepped and painted Bolero just like the car. Correct or not. But, I just prepped the firewall/fenderwells and shot it from a can. Actually looks really good using the 777.

In today's auto jargon, it's called a "bulkhead".

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as for the term it depends on what factory it came from. our factory calls them firewalls. http://www.chevelles.com/forum/smile.gif

Here's what I understand,

regardless of what you call it (for me it's the thingy that separates you from the big hot potentially dangerous engine area http://www.chevelles.com/forum/wink.gif )

It was painted semi-gloss black if it was a U.S. produced Chevelle.

If it was a Canadian produced Chevelle that area would be painted the body color. Even Canadian Chevelles' trunks were painted in more areas with the body color paint.

I use John Deere "Blitz Black" on mine and it very looks very close to the origional look to me. Comes in aerosol or 1 quart cans.

--Jim

Good tips, all. I just wanted to add that the '64 - '67 Chevelles built in Canada had body-coloured 'firewalls' and trunks (not splatter paint). These same cars also seem to have been painted in enamel, not the usual laquer (at least on every original example I've looked at over the years). After that, the '68 & later seemed to have black firewalls & spatter-paint trunks (I believe it to be accurate but I'm not 100%)