The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk Which vendor has NEW 216/235 valve covers?

I'm looking for a reproduction stamped steel valve cover for a 216 or early 235 (held on with 2 nuts).

I've seen chromed ones on Ebay for 30$ but I'd rather buy plain steel if I could.

Also, when installing an early cover on later (4 bolt head), where do the 2 studs actually bolt into the head?

Any input?

Thanks in advance,
whizzerick

Two rocker arm bolts are replaced with longer studs. Coarse threads hold down the rocker down while the other end has the fine thread for the acorn nut. You need them off another motor or buy them from a vendor. I'm making plans to get away from that look. I thought you would cast one for yourself. :confused:

Curt B.

I thought about it but, (and it's a personal preference) I'm going for CONTRAST with a deep maroon color for the engine, and polished aluminum parts and polished stainless steel fasteners for accents. That's why I'm choosing the 216 cover, I like the 'stamped' details better...

I think the aluminum valve covers are just TOO BIG an aluminum 'punch'?

Even the side cover will be painted, but the fins and raised lettering will be polished (again: contrast) and the background of the '261' will receive copper leaf, to match the copper tubing (covering steel water lines) going to the heated intake, while the black matches surrounding steel parts:

[img]http://www.whizzerick.com/261/261logo.jpg[/img]

Darn, listen to me... I sound like Martha Stewart


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Life would be dull if we had the same ideas. I'm going after original punch with mine. I want to make all my own pc's. I'm glad our sidecover ideas are quite different. Here's my first attempt.

http://community.webshots.com/photo/546608676/2288533660023244788IZOozg

Nice! Cnc'd?

I.B. - that is really neat. What are ya making it out of?

-W

Thanks guys. I'll make them out of aluminum billet. That is not a drawing but a representation of what the cutting tools will do to the workpiece. I have to use print screen and the resolution degrades a lot. I'm not a craftsman like Rick though, the software does all the work. In the future I might have more ideas and time to make more of them. Who would this one suit?

http://community.webshots.com/mypho...=2575229980023244788&security=QOUVko

CNC machine, it is a computer controled cutting and shaping machine. you use them to make your own parts. they are pretty cool toys, quite expensive but cool. my friends dad had one in their shop when i was growing up. i still have a couple parts for my 76 that he made me and i never put on.