Any Suggestions for a "Fancy" Slant6 Valve Cover?

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vitamindart said:
got mine from BlackFlag? was shipped from Argentina. have to use allen bolts on it ( no room for a standard bolt ) and its a PITA with the heater hoses right there. Maybe I will figure out a different routing for them at some point. ended up drilling out the cover and fill cap for a couple AN vent hoses when I started turning up the boost. the rings in the current short block never seated.

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I don't know why they made it so tall.
I don't know ant slant six that has that high of valve gear.
 
Hyper_pak said:
I don't know why they made it so tall.
I don't know ant slant six that has that high of valve gear.
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Aftermarket rockers with longer valves & shaft raised & relocated, throw in high lift, it may serve purpose. They probably thought the cover looked better w/o the 'Slant Wedge' shape, it does look cool......
 
They have the offy one at classic industries
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But IDK if they just take your money til it never comes
 

I may retire my Clifford 6=8 black finned cover to put back in the red original. I miss the clip system holding up the heater tubing.
 
johnnyusa said:
I may retire my Clifford 6=8 black finned cover to put back in the red original. I miss the clip system holding up the heater tubing.
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That's the first thing I grind off them. lol I cannot stand anything running over that beautiful valve cover. I route my heater hoses over on the passenger's side inner fender.
 
RustyRatRod said:
That's the first thing I grind off them. lol I cannot stand anything running over that beautiful valve cover. I route my heater hoses over on the passenger's side inner fender.
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That sounds like a clean look. Could Inask you to take a couple pics to see how that routes and looks?
 
I started with a bare metal valve cover. I cut a piece of 1/8" chrome (plastic) trim and stuck it onto the valve cover. I then used the same trim tape as a spacer for the next piece of trim I stuck on. I just kept doing that until I thought I had enough "fins". It really didn't need the last three rows on either side as it looked best with just the rows that went from the end and up over the top. Anyway, once I finished with the trim, I painted the whole valve cover with the wrinkle black paint. I wiped the wet paint carefully from the top of the "fins" after applying each coat of paint. It looked pretty good once the paint was wrinkled and dried. The whole treatment was pretty durable. It lasted on the engine for about 4 years or so without anything coming off. I eventually replaced it with a Mopar Performance chrome valve cover. I am not really sure where I put the 'finned' one, but it is likely lost in my shop somewhere. I also did one once (on a big block) using some 'Sport Fury' script that really looked nice. Early 273 engines had aluminum fins fastened to the steel valve covers right from the factory. Anyway, sometimes even the "goofy" ideas turn out OK.
 
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