Restoring Commando Valve covers

First off, thank you for all the recommendations coming from past and current customers. :-D

Secondly, you guys who are heating up VHT in your kitchen oven are asking for trouble (the fumes not only can ruin your oven but could be deadly if it's gas operated, and if your wife comes home early and busts you you're gonna pay even more. LOL).

The best I can remember without manually going through invoices, I've prepped and coated somewhere between 24 and 27 sets of HP273 Commando valve covers through the years, and most of those belong to members here and on the Barracuda Owners Group.

The aluminum fins aren't glued on; they're secured with 2 or 3 [usually very sloppy] dabs of RTV black silicone. You can use your heat gun on the interior of the valve cover or put them in your dedicated shop oven for a few minutes to warm up the silicone and the fins will come right off without any damage, prying or scratching when you try to slide a screwdriver underneath them.

gts1, though every job is quoted individually to be fair to everyone, a set of Commandos usually runs about $160 for a full factory style restoration before your FABO discount is applied. You can choose the style of finish on the fins (either fully polished or 2-tone with the polishing on the rib tops). I recently added the final touch of plastic dip on the wire harness retainers too.

You can look through my website Gallery to see a couple dozen examples ... the '64, '65 and '66 model valve covers are all featured throughout. The "Before & After Slideshow" also has a few Commando transformations.

Turn around time always depends on my current workload. At this writing, I'm about 6 weeks out with 23 jobs here at the moment -- it's a record!!! :-D -- so my butt should actually be in the shop right now instead of sitting here typing.

Give me a call if you have other questions or want to discuss details. I'm off to work!