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Old 03-19-2018, 11:20 PM   #6466
toolboxchev
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II

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Originally Posted by RodnRudy View Post
I went to install my new Holley valve covers and found they won't fit. They're too narrow to clear the casting lug on the corner of the head. The aluminum covers are 1/4" narrower inside than the factory sheet metal ones. I'll be contacting Summit Mon. and sending them back. I'm not wanting to grind down that lug and take a chance of getting shavings in my new engine.
If you like the look, why not grind out the inside of the valve cover? (tolerances permitting)

With the nice work you have done on that engine, I would be hunting for a set of vintage finners.
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