Making my own valve covers

mark tucker · Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 2:12 pm Post subject:

can you do some for the 1600 that say porch on them? Im doing a 2387 for a 65, 912 for a guy in alabama. he would shit. they look great as usual. have a good mother's day !!!

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1956 Karmann Ghia 144 · Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 2:16 pm Post subject:

faster · Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 3:43 pm Post subject:

Here`s the two old school valve covers after a fast polishing job. Both fit very well and I also milled and sanded the gasket area just to make sure they where flat if I had a 6" belt sander that would be the way to go. They do have some pitting here and there nothing bad with more sanding I think it would clean it up but there fine as is. I`m thinking of selling these for 100 bucks but in the future I will have to find a shop to do the polishing or sell them unpolished I just don`t have the equipment to do it.

PS. Its Porsch Mark LOL and I think the valve covers are bigger but it could be done but not by me at this time Cool

heres the two new and the old covers.

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faster · Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 5:06 pm Post subject:

This is what I`ve been doing for the last year. Its almost sick but I`m 98% there.

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volksartist · Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 6:22 pm Post subject:

Up here in Canada it's PORSCHE, I rode in a nice RS porcha last week.
Faster than a 36 with a Judson. Nice work on the valve covers!

faster · Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 6:50 pm Post subject:

Just like me to forget the E Smile

So Robert gave you a ride or did you get to drive it? Had a great time up there in Canada but that all ended back in Feb. Maybe a Vac. is do the wife has never been there and she needs to get out. I fix you up with some covers soon.
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volksartist · Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 6:55 pm Post subject:

Just a ride to Tim Hortons, I dont trust my driving skills anyways. Robert
had it sideways, the first real sign that summer is comming.
If you come back up your wife will prefer a pontoon boat ride and a glass
of wine!

Ball10 · Samba Member Joined: September 14, 2009 Posts: 35

Mark Tucker, might wanna give this guy a call?
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=541599
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mark tucker · Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:26 pm Post subject:

yes I know how to spell it, but Im building a 2387 for this guy in alabama for his real nice 65, 912 .how many rednecks could read Porsche??? dang I figured at least 1 person would get it

tinlizard · Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 1:16 pm Post subject:

I definitely want a set of these, and another set later, or 2 now if there might not be a "later"... Polished, unpolished, whatever. Put me on your list and PM me whenever mine are ready. fantastic project!
I'm doing a stroker 36 with Schneider cam, straight cut cam gears and dual 28's on worked-over stock heads with a 15# flywheel for my old school 59 type 1 and an Okrassa for der Frau's 57 rag. Both engines demand these valve covers!!!!

faster · Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 4:46 pm Post subject:

Finished up my molding bench this weekend and now I can give the knees a break. This bench makes it so much easyer to make molds that it`s almost fun night and day from the concert. So just before firing up the grill today for a cookout I give it a try and poured two covers and melted down some scrap for the next ones to come and it worked out great. The bench is lined with galvanized sheet metal and has about 250# of greensand in it with room for more if needed. Have a look Cool

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vaughn bros. · Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 9:38 pm Post subject:

This remains as my favorite thread on samba to date. Ive read it many times. Very Happy

henry roberts · Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 11:25 pm Post subject:

damn you've got style.

if i ever grow up i want to be like you.

Tom Simon · Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:26 am Post subject:

great thread, glad to see work continuing.

Have you settled on a gasket style and mounting stud sealing design?

I have a suggestion: The newly released version (a few years old) of the original EMPI C-channel bolt-on vc's seals work pretty good.

Bolt/stud seals: If it were me doing this, I might just copy that bolt/stud seal system and machine the cover to use the same seals (for long-term availability, and to focus your energy on the casting and post machining, not making seals).

If you've never seen one, the 2 mounting bolt/studs seal by means of a 1/2" or so deep counterbore in the valve cover itself, that a short, tubular seal goes into, then some sealant, a washer, then nyloc nut. The seals that came with mine (which have the CB logo on them) look to be some 5/16" (8mm) polymer hose, precision cut somehow. Cole-Parmer is a great source for tubing.

VC to head gasket/seal: A C-channel sealing gasket would be outstanding, but with 36hp being smaller, a guy would have to make a custom C-channel gasket mold specifically for the 36hp size (read: big bux). Too bad because these as so much better than any cork gasket by a wide margin. But a guy has to do what makes sense to maintain a price-point.

mark tucker · Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 3:41 pm Post subject:

hmm might be able to use the 1600 empi/cb seals and cut & join them back together, like making "O" rings,napa uses reg super glue but there might be a better glue. just a thought. and I thought his valve covers looked good, now look at the bench/valve cover manufacturing facility he has built!!! I wish I had some stuff for you to pour.

Dustin B · Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:24 am Post subject:

I'd like a set when thay become available. If there is a waiting list please ad me to it. Thanks
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caseydenise · Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:09 am Post subject:

Just found this thread, Amazing work Applause

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