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RAY

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Fan blades
« on: July 17, 2022, 13:57:23 »
What colour should the fan blades be in a 1969 280 ?

I currently have the radiator out and would like to clean mine up and possibly paint them if they where originaly painted.

They are currently a corroded aluminium with no sign of any original paint.

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mdsalemi

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Re: Fan blades
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2022, 15:02:45 »
I believe they were a raw aluminum casting.

When I had mine off and out for changing the radiator some years back, I had the fan powder coated in a raw aluminum silver color.
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Re: Fan blades
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2022, 15:44:25 »
Hi,
mine (1/71) have a light golden color.
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