Hi guys,

Thanks so much for all the support, I'm very appreciative.

I'm champing at the bit to get stuck into it - just need to learn a little more and have a couple of free weekends.

I would love to have a go at the painting myself - as you said it's much more satisfying when you can do it yourself. What is the best method to paint though? Can most good paint stores put a custom mix into a spray can for you or should I invest in a decent spray gun/compressor set up? I like the idea of taking the inside of the chain case cover into a store and getting the paint matched - is this the best option or has someone on here already identified the best standard colour?

The biggest concern I have is the paining of the engine. I'm yet to have a sit down and good go over it but not knowing too much about engines I'd prefer not to totally disassemble it if I can avoid it. The idea of using the Chevy Orange high heat paint from Super Cheap Auto seems pretty easy, I'm just not sure the best way to pull apart the engine and paint it. Also, the muffler seems to be too far gone to worry about painting (see above pictures) - should I just replace that with a new one from the spare parts section of ODK?

Thanks again.

Kenny.