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PostPosted: Mar Wed 07, 2007 12:23 am 
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I test-fitted my cast-aluminum tall valve covers tonight and the damn things hit some of my rocker arms Rolling Eyes I'm running Canfield 23* SBC heads and full-roller aluminum 1.5 stud-mount rockers.

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Not necessarily a fabricated you can find a set of raised valve covers. Not familiar with SBC stuff myself...

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They sure do look cool though :wink:
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bbnova wrote:
Not necessarily a fabricated you can find a set of raised valve covers. Not familiar with SBC stuff myself...


The covers are not hitting the top of the rocker arms, they're hitting the back of the rockers near the pushrod.

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Just drill some holes in them then silly.....

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Just drill some holes in them then silly.....


Hell, do I even need valve covers? Why would I want to cover them up?!?! :shock: :D

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You did get a new vavle train and heads right??? I agree then... :lol:

Sounds like you might want to start pricing out sheet metal valve covers.... :roll:

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I just have tall cast aluminum ones on mine.

I know you probably already checked, but I had to get 0.200 longer push rods.

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bbnova wrote:
Just drill some holes in them then silly.....


Hell, do I even need valve covers? Why would I want to cover them up?!?! :shock: :D


...reminds me of those early (ie, 1903 ish) Fords that didn't have an oil pan; the oil ran from the top down through the block and then out onto the ground....





























...'course, my '31 is just about like that anyway... :lol:
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kickin_astro wrote:
I just have tall cast aluminum ones on mine.

I know you probably already checked, but I had to get 0.200 longer push rods.


My pushrods ended up being 8.200".

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