'90-'92 Cougar undercarriage and engine block colors?

[Monty]

I'm considering taking on an early '90s Revell Cougar, but my knowledge of all things FoMoCo stops with cars of the '70s.

The '90 kit features a blown V6, while IIRC their '91 & '92 kits have FI V8s.

What color were the engines for these cars?  Was the V6 the same color as the V8?

Any pics of stock chassis for these cars?  I can usually get the results I want via Google searches, but all I'm getting is late '60s/early '70s Cougars.  Any paint recommendations for whatever color the undercarriage was sprayed in?  (I'm guessing they were no longer using red oxide primer).

TIA for all helpful replies.  

Edited June 14, 2021 by Monty

[Dodge Driver]

Here's some pretty good photos of a '92 Cougar. 

https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1213780/1992-mercury-cougar-for-sale-in-lavergne-tennessee-37086

[Monty]

42 minutes ago, Dodge Driver said:

Here's some pretty good photos of a '92 Cougar. 

https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1213780/1992-mercury-cougar-for-sale-in-lavergne-tennessee-37086

Thanks!  I'm still surprised at the lack of stock undercarriage pics.  I'm guessing these cars don't generally get the obsessive restorations that older Cougars & Mustangs do.

[Rodent]

I worked for Ford when these cars were new, but have successfully blocked out the memories of how they looked underneath. As a general rule non-aluminum undercar parts were "minimally painted" and axle housings and other things looked rusty very quickly, even in California. Steel control arms seemed to have some kind of coating on them and aluminum parts were bare. I had a new Fox-Body Mustang and it was some kind of lightly sprayed gray coating underneath much like you see with the Cougar.

Around 1983, the 5.0L engines started coming in a medium gray for the block, heads, and oil pan. Timing cover, water pump, valve covers, and intake were aluminum. I can't remember if the 3.8L S/C was painted the same the same or not. S/C heads were aluminum.