67 Shelby gt500 oil filter adapter mounting pad paint details ???

The gasket (black) was added later along with the filter adapter.They were not painted. CoAE marked .

 

The area was apparently covered with a mask. All bare metal portions are typically covered by the black gasket for the oil filter adapter.

 

The mask didn't nessarily cover the intire machined but meant to keep paint from the intrenal oil passages. The machined surface was done first then after the long block was assembled it was painted . That is why -All bare metal portions are typically covered by the black gasket for the oil filter adapter. The key word is typically . You have all kinds of variations from the typical .The same can be said for the intake manifold which was also installed and masked off at Ford engine plant. It was not a perfect paint mask line on the intake because more paint up on the aluminum on some then on others . I have used and NOS oil filter adapters as well as other 67 Shelby detail parts available . PM me if interested.

 

I am just a little curious after viewing your picture that if you are concerned about such a small hardly noticeable original detail around the oil filter adapter gasket that why would you not be more concerned about a hugely more obvious non original details that can be easily be seen like a aftermarket BB Cobra oilpan ,missing engine lift hooks and hardware, unpainted oil fill tube,and to a lessor extent incorrect blue fuelpump gasket and painted motormount block plates? I can only assume you were going to do the intake manifold engine paint mask line once you installed the waterpump.

 

fuel pump gasket is white ,intake gasket is black ,oil fill tube is semigloss black. no overspray on outer aprons in the front inner fender side ? It is all blacked out and with sound deadener applied if wanting like factory. firewall has sound deadener applied to all things- wires, powerbooster ,screws ,hoses etc that come out of fire wall from the factory.