[Roadsters] Opinions please

[oliver]

my opinion - paint the engine compartment body color.

i powder coated my dash the same approximate color as the body.  that looks 
good.
it would also look good, i think, in a contrasting color.
or wood veneer or a faux wood, too.  someone - alvin? has a gorgeous faux 
wood dash.


>
> I removed all the glass, emblems, handles, etc. to get it ready for body 
> work.
> I completely disassembled, cleaned and painted all my suspension pieces 
> and
>
> painted them with chassis black, satin finish. ?I also painted the engine 
> bay
> with the same satin black finish.
> The car is running, brakes are perfect, wires all neatly wrapped. My 
> engine
> compartment looks pretty good.
>
> The interior is all stripped out. Seats, console, door panels removed.
> However, the dash pad and gauges are still in tact.
> I'm about to spend big money having the body stripped to bare metal, 
> correct
> some poorly done body work, and painted.
>
> Now, for the opinion poll. Should I go through the agony of pulling the
> motor/tranny so, the firewall and inner fenders can be painted with the 
> rest
> of the car? ?Should I pull the dash pad, gauges to have the dash painted?
>
> One other point, I should add. ?The motor vibrates quite a bit so, I'm
> guessing I have a bad motor mount.
> TIA,
> Dan McHatton
> '66 1600