I did decide on the Duplicolor High Heat Aluminum. After spraying the transmission and block with this color, all I have to say is WOW. It looks wonderful! I have painted the motor mounts and other accessories on the transmission a high heat black. The two colors together look really nice.

I have probably 98% of my engine bay painted gloss black. The color and shine really look good. I can’t wait to paint the whole exterior of the car with this gloss black. My next plan is to jack the car backup, crawl under the bay, and start spraying from the bottom up to get as much red as possible. I’m sure there are some spots under mounting brackets I haven’t hit, as well as the bottom framing of the unibody.

The last part I need to get to build the internals of my motor are still the rods. I had a hook up on rods locally, but so far the guy hasn’t responded to my email. I need those rods!