Valve Covers

[JJanzen]

Originally Posted by BlackedOut67shorty

Where did you get those looms for the centerbolt valve covers??

Foiund them on Ebay and added the stickers to make them look GM. I'll see if I can find who I bought them from.

EDIT: The EBay seller is named IDAHOLIC. He has (6) sets for sale now for $ 35.95/free shipping

[JJanzen]

I also might add that I fabricated the wire loom on a CNC router. It fits under the aluminum wire holder that sits on top of the valve cover and is held in place by the two center bolts. If anyone would like the electronic file for it, I would be glad to send it.

[GASoline71]

Originally Posted by omodified

Be careful purchasing the tall valve covers if you have a drivers side upper mounted alternator. The tall covers make it nearly impossible to get the alternator belt on.

Nah... you just gotta cuss and grunt a lot... it'll go on... eventually.

Gary

[71meangreenc10]

Originally Posted by JJanzen

I recently faced the same issue (on my blue 72 DD) and decided to refinish the stock valve covers and am real happy how they turned out. The red 72 got an old school look on the newer vortec heads and center bolt setup.

Where did you get that fuel line set up?

Smitty

[JJanzen]

Originally Posted by 71meangreenc10

Where did you get that fuel line set up?

Smitty

The fuel line is 3/8" brake line that I bent with a tube bender, into an Edlebrock in-line fuel filter, into the Edlebrock 1406 fuel inlet. Here's a pict to show you a side view of the fuel inlet. The other thing that I might point out is, I am running an electric fuel pump on the red truck due to the late model 350 not having a mechancial fuel pump. The Edlebrock was a little fussy about fuel pressure, so I drilled and tapped the large nut on the fuel inlet (at the carb) and installed a fuel pressure gauge so I could determine that I had the correct pressure at the carb.

[davepl]

I have a very similar set but for the bigblock. With a bigblock they needed to be modified to clear the brake booster, but I think with a small block you'd be OK.

Mine weren't nicely painted like the ones you posted. I wound up painting them aluminum because it's just a pain to try to keep bare aluminum looking good if you can't polish it (rough surface).

[elf w/capital T]

omodified, very good tip! thank you!