rusty valley tray..enough

[mopower440]

So the valley tray keeps rusting on my 440 and looks like crap..Is there one available that does not rust and will work with aluminum heads?

 

[Lefty71]

The OEM Mopar ones seem to have lasted pretty well. Im sure you could spray some clear laquer or enamel on it to last longer, but that may lead to peeling I guess.
What heads?? Maybe a valley plate is the real answer??

 

[RAT ROD AL]

Intake Manifolds & Accessories-store.440source.com
Stainless

 

[RAT ROD AL]

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[MOPARMAGA]

So the valley tray keeps rusting on my 440 and looks like crap..Is there one available that does not rust and will work with aluminum heads?

I bought a stainless steel one from Hughes a couple years ago.

 

[Dana67Dart]

Does the one piece stainless require intake gaskets as well?

 

[MOPARMAGA]

Does the one piece stainless require intake gaskets as well?

Yes. @ $30.00 a set of you wanted Hughes brand.

 

[Dana67Dart]

Yes. @ $30.00 a set of you wanted Hughes brand

Do you need 2 sets?

Head - gasket - valley pan - gasket - intake?

 

[MOPARMAGA]

Do you need 2 sets?

Head - gasket - valley pan - gasket - intake?

Oh, yes indeed. The way my crap set up I had .060 on the head and .045 ...so that was expensive.
This time around, 1 gasket for the intake and built my own plate out of stainless.
Going to do it with aluminum though, the stainless plate I used is heavy.
A normal set up would probably just need 2 sets

 

[MOPARMAGA]

Intake Manifolds & Accessories-store.440source.com
Stainless

Shoot, I didn't know 440 source was selling all that stuff now.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Just use the stock valley pan gasket and paint the top of it with a good, oil based industrial paint. This ain't "THAT" difficult a problem.

 

[Dana67Dart]

This ain't "THAT" difficult a problem.

So says Mr slant 6

Just pokin' ya. Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[Kendog 170]

I painted mine with aluminum engine enamel.

 

[halifaxhops]

Slip plate works great on them.

 

[mopower440]

Slip plate works great on them.

slip plate?

 

[matthon]

I've never had one rust, in the northeast, unheated garage that fills with moisture, is there something else going on?

 

[mopower440]

I've never had one rust, in the northeast, unheated garage that fills with moisture, is there something else going on?

Im in the south, unheated garage, temperature fluctuate 40 degrees between night and day and creates a ton of moisture in the garage. That and the car sits in the garage sometimes 6 months without being touched.

 

[Big_John]

Im in the south, unheated garage, temperature fluctuate 40 degrees between night and day and creates a ton of moisture in the garage. That and the car sits in the garage sometimes 6 months without being touched.

When I've seen rusted valley pans, there's always evidence of mice. They seem to like that area and the mice urine is very corrosive.

 

[Dana67Dart]

The valley pan is a low spot. And the front has the second cover with a plastic covered fiberglass insulation. All that can trap water and start to rust.