IH 54 R-100 4X4

[Jesse S]

A friend had these tall boy aftermarket valve covers ...
Think I like the no name factory GM grooved covers better ..
Do a powder coat finish in satin black and net a back to new look ..

 

[Jesse S]

Not a whole lot of room back there ...
Even the shorty covers might have fitment issues ??

 

[Jesse S]

I don't want to notch the firewall .. Really I don't !!



I'm real close to shooting the Bed Liner on it, still got the center section to work ...

 

[OldCracker29]

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A friend had these tall boy aftermarket valve covers ...
Think I like the no name factory GM grooved covers better ..
Do a powder coat finish in satin black and net a back to new look ..

Although I like the logo ones...except for the visible welds, I think the grooved ones would look better.

 

[Jesse S]

The choice has been made ...
Will use the GM cast shorty covers ... The price was much less than the Bowtie tall covers ...

And I found a 4 bolt main 454 block ... This will change how the motor will be built ... Thinking about doing a stroker net 496 cubes ...

" Get the chickens & kids out of the street for here he comes "

 

[OldCracker29]

The choice has been made ...
Will use the GM cast shorty covers ... The price was much less than the Bowtie tall covers ...

And I found a 4 bolt main 454 block ... This will change how the motor will be built ... Thinking about doing a stroker net 496 cubes ...

" Get the chickens & kids out of the street for here he comes "

Oh hell yes!

 

[Jesse S]

Getting mighty tired of sanding .. !

 

[kennythewelder]

Getting mighty tired of sanding .. !

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Looking good.

 

[OldCracker29]

Getting mighty tired of sanding .. !

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I bet you are, but all of your effort is going to pay off in the long run. Looking sweet!

 

[Jesse S]

Doesn't look all that bad, kind of a factory custom valve covers.
I like them better than most of the aftermarket's ..



Powder coat gave somewhat of a new look, they was a bit rough to start off with ..