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Looking for tasty valve covers - rant!

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gregski

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so i'm screwing around window shopping, thumbing through the dozen or so Mustang catalogs I've acquired over the years, I'm simply looking for some black 289 valve covers with polished fins, how hard is that, well I don't want them to say, Ford, Mustang, 302, 347, Cobra, Shelby, Racing, Edelbrock, Boss, or what ever crap on them, I just want a nice clean look, and guess what they have what I want for the big blocks 390/427/428 but not for the dime a dozen small block

and guess what catalog has the biggest selection?

NPD - nope
California Mustang - nope
Obsolete - nope

it's MUSTANGS UNLIMITED (right here in my back yard) followed by CJ PONY PARTS

I won't even mention the black and white rags, can you imagine that, trying to sell you parts using a black and white book, some don't even have pictures- these days with the Internets and all, shame on them, LOL.
 

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Hmmm.....might contact him if he still has them thru ebay
FORD Mustang Maverick 260 289 302 351W Cal Custom V/C Parts - DragTimes.com
it was on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD...9706224?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories
 

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Found this
Small Block Ford Nostalgia Finned Valve Covers

Could get them powder coated.
 
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hhead said:
Could get them powder coated.
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Thank you for trying to help, it just don't feel right to me to buy brand new chrome or polished parts and turn around and pay extra to have them stripped and powder coated, you know what I mean?
 
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like these, but these are Chevy

 

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Edelbrock:


Ansen:


Both of these are at CJ Pony.
 

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Mustangs unlimited.
 

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Those black and chrome ones are sexy. I.... must..... have..... are they stock height? Will they fit oversized roller rockers?
 
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gregski said:
…I'm simply looking for some black 289 valve covers with polished fins, how hard is that…
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I've been 'into' Mustangs since 1966, and I don't think I've ever seen black valve covers with polished fins.

We had Cal Custom finned covers on our K code 66 GT FB in 1967. Polished.

The 67-68 Shelby had black covers with brushed fins.

I suppose you could use these:



or these:

 
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BINGO

these Summit Racing ones will work and the price is right, thank you everyone

Summit Racing SUM-440406 - Summit Racing® Die-Cast Logo Aluminum Valve Covers - Overview - SummitRacing.com

 
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