Cool Small Block Ford Valve Covers

the link i found on tall valve covers was off the second page of this link by tedley saying check out these bad boys from cobra valley just click on the line there will send ya there tried to email them off that but my comp wont let me

 

Boss 302 made to look like a Nailhead? I'll you give a real iconic Nailhead for any lowly Boss motor.

 

talked to Randy at Cobra Valley about there tall valve covers ...make no mistake these are the coolest out there..check them out 399.00 for starts and up depending on how much polish you want rough cast would suit me fine ...
....I DONT WANT THEM.. LOL I NEED THEM

 

Garrett machine in OR make a really different sbf cover with a "Rampant Lion" logo, about $200.

 

What kind of paint did you use?

 

I found this pair at a swap meet for $25.00.

 

Will any of these clear a set of roller rockers? They all look a bit short. I like the idea the guy had about the Packard script letters, you could find cool lettering add it and paint it in.

 

Sure look cool though! Credit this image to Rod & Custom Magazine.

 

Cal Customs with cast aluminum spacers from Lane to clear the roller rockers. I still love Django's valve covers...very neat.

 

I remembered this thread when I saw these.

http://wichita.craigslist.org/pts/1978929156.html

I don't know the seller, just thought someone might want them.

Luke

 

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vintage Edelbrocks

 

sbf v/covers don't come much cooler than this:

 

I want that .... cool

 

Cal Custom polished and powder coated.

 

I like the Cal Custom or Edelbrock classics. I have been looking for some with no fillers or vent holes and the only ones I've found are the Edelbrocks but I'm too cheap to pop for a new set. I have a set of early Cal Custom sbc valve covers that are the exact look I want so I am thinking about plasing out a set of adapters. Then I can also run Chevy script sbc covers and mess with people's heads

 

It is a common problem, once you modify something, you have to change something else. In this case, I installed a set of roller rockers on a 351 W, and the stock height valve covers would no longer clear. A set of aftermarket valve covers would do the job easily but nothing really caught my eye. The engine is going in a '64 Falcon wagon I am building, and I wanted the understated factory look of a black painted block and heads with red valve covers and air filter, so aluminum or aftermarket was out of the question. I toyed with the idea of valve cover spacers, but they are not cheap, and they require another set of gaskets that would complicate things. I like simple cheap hings so I went another route. I had an old pair of Moroso SBF steel chrome valve covers from my circle track days, and they would clear the roller rockers and poly locks. I did not like the Moroso logo, so that had to go. My plan was to cut out the Power By Ford letters from an old set of 351C valve covers and weld the piece into the Moroso valve covers so I would have a factory look (sort of) and still clear the rockers.
The same process could be used for any set of valve covers on any kind of engine.

The stock 351 W valve covers would not clear the Crane roller rockers I was using:


The tall Moroso steel valve covers would clear nicely:


The logo was going to have to go:


The Power By Ford logo from a set of 351 C valve covers would look nice, so an 11" x 2 1/8" piece was marked out with masking tape:



A 4 1/2" angle grinder with a cut off wheel was used to cut the piece out:


The piece was de-burred and set aside:


The Moroso valve cover was also cut out with the same dimensions 11" x 2 1/8":


A little fine tuning with some tin snips made the piece fit exactly:


The piece would be butt welded in, so the fit has to be pretty close:


A couple of magnets hold the piece in place:


The piece is tack welded in place:


More tack welds are added about an inch apart alternating sides to prevent warping:


Tack welds are added from side to side until the piece is completely wleded in place. A wet rag is run over the piece to keep everything cool as each tack weld is added:


The finished piece doesn't look too good yet:


The welds are dressed using a 36 grit sanding disc. Let the grinding disc do the work, and do not dig into the metal:


The valve cover after grinding looks really nice and smoth with only a few scratches that will need to be filled with catalyzed glazing putty:



The top of the valve covers will be primed and painted about an inch from the top while leaving the bottom part chrome for a different look.

 

I finished them up:

The valve cover was primered with a high build polyester primer to fill in the remaining scratches. I masked about an inch down from the top to keep the chrome that was already there. It was then sanded with 400 grit sandpaper:


Duplicolor Fire Red was chosen as a not so bright red for the valve cover. The engine is going in a '64 Falcon wagon, and the factory colors would have been a black block and heads with red valve covers and air cleaner, which is the look I am going after:



After the masking tape was pulled and any overspray wiped off, the valve cover was bolted to the engine:



The finished valve cover will keep people scratching their heads trying to figure out where they came from. Now to do the other valve cover..............

 

What about the stock late 80's mustang aluminum valve covers? There neat looking and you can get them for next to nothing on ebay, and they clear roller rockers.

 

Those are really trick!

 

I was thinking of those too.
The hollow letter Cobra are my faves.
The Cal Custom are really sweet too.

 

I got a few pairs of those laying around in my garage from my 5.0 days.... Also a pair that say "POWERED BY FORD" from a '83.5 T-Top GT that I just sold not long ago.. Those should clear the roller rockers also...

 

Gosh- don't you guys know mentioning any of this on the HAMB is like watching "American Pickers" and now the price is gonna go WAY UP??!!

Seriously- I am looking for a set of those for my OT 87 Mustang... if you ever wanna get rid of them. I'm just slightly west of you, in Canton.

The spliced together ones look great also... and I really dig the FE adapter! That's a great way to get my buddy's Capri the "Mercury" ones he's been eyeballing..

JK

 

Looking ofr a aset of valve covers if anyone happens to have a set of finned or some weiand's send me a pm.I have been looking on e-bay as well as other places,thought it wouldn't hurt to try here as well.
Thanks,
Muncie

 

Hoping someone has a set of sbf weiand valve covers....

 

There really arent that many choices. I had a set of Cal Customs but they really didnt fit the style of my Comet, I traded them off for a set of M/T's that look much better IMO.

 

There is a parts wanted section in the classifieds, you might have better luck there.

 

Here are my Keystones...chrome peeled and copper showing..lots of patina

 

I know this is an old thread but I couldn't resist- I am pretty proud of them