Valve cover spacers?

I'm going to have the same issue with my CalCustom VC

but the baffles attach with 4 screws so I'm going to fab some from thin metal contoured to clear the one rocker that contacts it to avoid raising the covers as I fear 2 gaskets are twice as likely to leak.
Jon

68stang351 said:

Nevermind, after a quick search I found these Stef s Fabrication 63940 - Stef's Valve Cover Spacers - Overview - SummitRacing.com.

I would like some a little less tall and expensive if anyone knows of some.

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I bought a set on ebay, something like 1" tall (don't recall the exact height offhand) for my 331. These are the best things I've never regretted buying. Had the same issues with the 83-85 Stang HO covers hitting the baffles. I made a set of studs for em from 1/4" threaded rod. Bolted em down using only Permatex Ultra blue sealer (no gaskets) and let the sealer cure overnight. Then next day, removed the nuts from the studs, then bolted the Stang covers down using cork gaskets. End result was loosing the persistent oil leaks at the rear of the covers (figured that was from the oil pooling at the rear) and cut the oil leaking from the baffle-less covers by about 90%. Still get some oil pushing up from the filler cap, but not much. One day I'll figure out how to reinstall the baffles in the covers. Might have to rivet em in thru the sides, never could get the factory rivets out.

If you can't find em on ebay, try looking on Summit's site.

have a cnc mill in my garage shop... might be coerced to make a set or two,, be a fun project

I have TW heads on my 408 with cobra valvecovers, I used to run spacers but didn't like the look of them, I reworked the baffles and used the felpro double thick gaskets and they clear my roller rockers just fine, my cam has 578 lift.