Engine compartment paint

When I reffered to brown sauce,,thats a descriptive term meaning a little too smooth or thick,,,I didnt mean brown color. I have seen a lot of restored mustangs that have this look, I am not saying its bad, I understand the corrosion protection and so on, I just think its not particularly stock and part of the tendency of people to over restore.  

i was planning to replace the heater motor, many of the bolts, wires, brake lines, im going to pull the master cylinder, steering, shocks.  All as a winter project.  The motor, when it goes back in will look far from stock, but i still wanted the compartment to be mostly original.  Is there a book that outlines colors and such from the factory.  I have no idea how to get this information.  

MCA is a good place to look. I got a set of judging tips from Charles Turner who is one of their chief judges. Unfortunately those tips are for the 65/66 group and the 67/68's are a little different in places. On their site however, you can access their archives and answer just about any question, if your a member that is. MM is also a good source and their articles quite often refer to stock and concours resto's. I also go to a lot of meets and keep a good stock of pictures of restored cars so I can refer to them later(you would be suprised how often they differ). Now that I have that 68 Cal. special I am gonna have to start getting pics of 67/68's also. They are tougher in part because there were also differences in them in california and 49 states models. Also a lot more options and engine choices, and I think restoration wise they are the adopted stepsister because there are not the same amount of pieces for those as say the 65/66 models.  

Brable, my paint shop says dp90 is the best primer that PPG makes, is it a good base for a laquer paint job on the rest of the car or is it more of a primer for a basecoat clear?  

It can be used under lacquer or under most topcoats. I would recommend a good base clear paint job or if you are going with a solid color then you could use a quality urethane. Please tell your paint shop thanks on the complement. DP primer is one of the best for restoration work.  
Mustang enthusiast since 1973.

when i got my car, i got enough lacquer paint with it to redew a couple panels.  Since it is the paint that is already on it, whats could be wrong with some touch up?  

Not a thing. Happy PAINTING!!  
Mustang enthusiast since 1973.

Ill share my progress as it goes!  

I have been using the orig dp90 and then the new replacement dp90LF for years. Its absolutely beautiful for frame and under hood wook and looks imo spot on factory....  

Thanks to all for their suggestions.  I ended up putting a coat of dp90, wasnt to thrilled with the turn out,  Finished with two coats off PPG low gloss Laquer.  I think it looks pretty good  

Just for fun, since this is a restomod.  I decided to change all the fender and shock tower bolts.  Heres a pic of one in the shock tower.  The heads will all be the same.  They are stainless steal with a polished finish.  

Hay lethal - Nice hex head! Where did you get these from? They are an interesting restomod touch.  

Scott ill get that info to ya in a little bit, i have to find it.