Are M/T valve covers traditional?

had corvette v/c's when 1st built 65-67 then put M/T's on when had heads done by Mondello & added roller rockers needed the M/T's for the added clearance............

 

Yes.

 

if you walked 10 miles, in the snow, uphill both ways, and had to pry them from a dying grizzly bear's paws...
I would stick with painted stock, a nice clean engine looks good in its stock color.

 

Couldn't agree more, alot like badmouthing the early Edelbrock stuff. Pioneer Visionaries both for sure.


Tim

 

I'd like to see a set of those! 8)

 

Mullet!

 

when did mullets first happen?

 

And when did 60 yr olds with hotrods become traditional?

I always thought it was a young persons thing

 

That's what I went with on my Olds 455 that's going in my '59. The vintage Edelbrock intake & old Mallory helps complete the 60's "look" I was after.

 

Bad pic but i got M/T on my bucket and i like em,going for later 60s style.

 

bow-chicka -bow-wow.....

 

I can dig it baby! I have a set on my stroker BBC for the '57. Tunnel ram,too. No I don't have a mullet. Anymore.

 

Why get so hung up on the word "traditional"?....How about CL***IC. Some things are just timeless, cool and right. M/T's on my wife's 68 Roadrunner, and two sets on my twin engine AA/FA.
Funny thing is, I hated those covers back in the day...now they make me feel all warm and fuzzy. I think your question should be, leave 'em cast between the ribs?, polish them out, or paint them engine/body color?

 

Thanks I was hoping you could scan them. I know this will sound like I'm splitting hairs but I don't see the "cl***ic M/T" valve covers that most people think about. I like all the ones in your scan. Very rare and desirable. I'd love to see the rest of the pages if you have the time.

Personally I don't care if anyone thinks that they are "traditional" or not (I'm starting to hate that term as much as rat rod) I do think that it is important for some guys to know the true dates that parts were available so that THEY can decide if that time frame meets the criteria for their build if they care at all. He must have cared or he wouldn't have asked.

As soon as anyone asks about parts dating the "anti traditional police" come out of the wood work trying to convince the asker that he is making a big mistake in caring about when parts were available. They say "Do what you want". He was! He wanted to know when they were available.

I'm a history buff and want the history to be retold accurately. That's all.

I'd never have a set on my rides but that is my taste. They came along after the golden age of hotrodding in MY mind. AS I said MY mind. You and others may not agree.

 

i want somebody to mill out the flat area on mine, it would look *much* better...

 

if you mean mill in some fins like the rest of the cover you would mill all the way through as it is indented on the insides

Thanks I was hoping you could scan them. I know this will sound like I'm splitting hairs but I don't see the "cl***ic M/T" valve covers that most people think about. I like all the ones in your scan. Very rare and desirable. I'd love to see the rest of the pages if you have the time.

if you search M/T you may find them as I snagged them from here on another M/T - Mickey Thompson thread. I'm at work right now, I'll try to remember to scan the rest tonight.

 

I got a set with the breathers on one side( circle track). they may not be traditional but they sure look a bunch better then the chromies that came with the car.

 

Yep....these are my old Mickey's that somebody drilled for a breather....







I think they'd work well on a 60's style build.

Bryan

 

here's some cool breathers on ebay

 

Oh man...those breathers rule....

 

Please post a pic of this Jackrabbit decal...

 

Those are some cool and rare VCs I'd run them in a skinny minute.

 

M/T were pure muscle cars from the early 70's !

Find some information on what they looked like back in whatever period you are looking for . If you are looking for Traditional as in the 40's or 50's then the engine is wrong . So I guess if you are looking at it that way then it really doesn't matter . Personally if you were going to use a 350 engine , they make valve cover to fit that engine that makes them look like they are really " Rocket Engine " valve covers ..

RetroJim

 

Been looking...maybe someone has a 70-80s magazine collection...
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the "THOMPSON" sbc ones in that scan look real clean, id run those, but not newer M/T ones.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/-Gab...emQQimsxZ20091015?IMSfp=TL0910151910001r33339

 

Love em!

 

Thanks for that Link Richard...I was looking EVERYWHERE for a pic...

 

Just in case anyone was looking, there's a pair of no knockout SBC M/T covers on eBay right now for $10....

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200399132208