Valve cover dings and dents

[MP&C]

Thanks for the comments fellas...

Here's the official 2 x 8 valve cover paint fixtures...














A couple coats of H/K epoxy and a guide coat and we'll let it sit a couple days....

[MP&C]

We had a couple sand-throughs on the valve covers, so some epoxy was mixed and reduced 10% to use as a sealer....








Here's the paint code for the early 60's Hi-po 390... Used acrylic enamel.





Finished up, looks quite a bit smoother than before....

[silver_bullet]

oooooooooooooooooo shiney!! looks great!!

[oletrux4evr]

Don't know what the car looks like, but he should take the hood off so those are easily admired.........

[CDMBill]

WoW! Those look so good. I know you and your buddy know that the decals are readily available although I'm not sure I would even replace them given how good the valvecovers look,

[Russell]

Better than New! What kind of sanding block did you use?

[MP&C]

Thanks for the comments guys. He already has the decals for it, but hasn't put them on yet. They were sanded using durablocks:




The second one from the top used for most of the flat spots and around the top radius, the bolt recesses using various digits, around the letters by wrapping the w/d around a body filler spreader, using the flexible side. Also used the spreader in the corner of the flange. I used 600 grit 3M w/d.

[MP&C]

As a follow up to the valve cover repairs, the owner has the car just about ready, just needs some tune up work...

[Beagle]

want * infinity.

[milner351]

Man those are great cars.
Only thing I would change is the single pot master cylinder.

[Russell]

Don't see many of those anymore. Looks great! Dad's cousin used to drag race one way back.

[MP&C]

It may be the same one, this used to be a drag car. He had to find a heater and all the other weight savings that was removed and lost over the years. It also had a hole cut in the hood, he had that filled back in, if that sounds familiar. Was it the same color?

[Russell]

I will a ask Dad if he knows anything about it. I normally only see Don once a year at family reunion (I should really go see him more often) Did it have a hole in the floor board for a 4-speed shifter? The only story I remember is they where running a class where you could do anything you wanted from the flywheel back but nothing to the engine? They had a Chevy 4 speed in it. One day at a race someone said they would pay them $X to put the 3 on the tree back in it and see what it would do. So then found someone who had the same car in the parking lot, and pulled the 3 speed from it. Said it was quicker with the 3 speed. iirc it ran 103 mph in the 1/4 don't remember the time. They kept the 3 speed the rest of the season.

randon pic from google

[MP&C]

I asked the owner where he got the car from, he said he got it from WI. So I guess a different car after all...