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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 08:50 PM
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Very nice skills!
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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 12:42 PM
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Very nice skills!
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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 02:58 PM
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Wow ! Amazing fab work and pretty handy with that torch. I have a question, where did you get those valve cover bolts ? There pretty bitchin'. Good Luck with the rest of the build. Sun's for sure

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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by NvrDun
Wow ! Amazing fab work and pretty handy with that torch. I have a question, where did you get those valve cover bolts ? There pretty bitchin'. Good Luck with the rest of the build. Sun's for sure
I think you're talking about the valve cover bolts...

Those valve covers are cheaping china. Think you can get them off of ebay for $100. I used 6mmx1mm threaded rod to make longer studs.

You can buy the 1" 6mmx1mm spikes off of ebay too. The only thing that was a little tricky was getting those to seal up. I used grommeted washers. I don't believe you will have problems leaking oil, but I went the extra step just in case.

Below are links to all you'd need.

Covers:
LS1 LS2 LS6 LS7 L92 Fabricated Valve Covers Sheet Metal Aluminum | eBay

6mmx1mm spikes - I bought brass ones, which aren't on ebay anymore, but the link below is basically the same thing
4pc 24K Gold Billet Aluminum Spiked Bolt for Engine Bay Dress Up Kit M6x1 H | eBay

1M - 6mm x 1mm threaded rod
McMaster-Carr

6mm Grommet washer
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Sleeve material - you'll have to make a sleeve to go between the head and the valve cover to space the cover off the head so you don't push out the gasket. I believe the gap needs to be "0.100. The china covers had different bosses in either cover, so the length changed between the two, but i think they were like 3".

McMaster-Carr

1/2" Aluminum NPT bung to weld onto the covers if you want to run a catch can.

McMaster-Carr
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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 10:12 PM
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can you weld that good when you're sober?
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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 10:28 PM
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Thanks boostedsl2. Yes I meant valve covers, auto correct on my phone changed, or my big thumbs fucked it up. Thanks for the links !
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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 10:42 PM
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can you weld that good when you're sober?
lol, yeah. I prefer to have a few beers. It's pretty tedious work and I'm typically pretty impatient.
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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by NvrDun
Thanks boostedsl2. Yes I meant valve covers, auto correct on my phone changed, or my big thumbs fucked it up. Thanks for the links !
You're welcome. My name is Mike for anyone whose dealing with fat fingers lol. probably a little easier to type than boostedls2.
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Old Feb 17, 2014 | 01:10 PM
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fantastic work sir, i see you are just down the street from me, when might you have this running so that you may achieve burnout status?
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Old Feb 17, 2014 | 03:33 PM
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fantastic work sir, i see you are just down the street from me, when might you have this running so that you may achieve burnout status?
Thinking about 2 weeks. My buddy that tunes is coming down on the 8th for a couple weeks. Planning on hitting the dyno mid March.

Are you in st pete?
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