funny you should say orange too

............ i have a not real good base was gunna have a play with soon i thought chevy orange was a tad bright for this one . then ok . so its not correct anyway light green top it is now . thanks again and yes i do have the correct engine for it (was told it was rebuilt ) and it did run when i got it .
so the retainers ones on base ? i wasnt too sure as out of 5 here only 2 had them painted . and there is/was a sort of felt type gasket from exhaust to base too i think .
and yes a great way to spend a few hours out of the house even the cook was a happy camper !!
thanks again MR 6