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Small block GMC valve covers?
I have a 70 GMC with a gen 0 350 small block. I would like to have valve covers that are stamped gmc. I have seen gmc covers for v6 motors. Anyone make them for v8s?
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
That's something you'll need to make. There are things like this for Chevy Trucks because there are Chevy cars. No respect out there for Chevy Trucks' big brother. I've wanted to make something up for one of my GMCs with embossed letters. Right now one has LT-1 covers and the other has early Edelbrock finned aluminum. I had real nice rare GM Performance tin covers with Chevy Power and a bowtie embossed in raw metal to paint orange but I sold them because I don't want it to say Chevrolet anywhere on my GMC. We are on our own
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
I have seen this question raised before no easy solution. GMC's just don't get the love. I wonder if a fender emblem would look tacky? Or a glove box emblem? Maybe couldn't handle the high temps.
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
GMC covers would be cool, but the reality is it IS a small block Chevy. On my kids Jimmy we went with the Proform Chevrolet raised letter valve covers. That let us paint the entire engine assembly and then we used 600 grit sandpaper to restore the aluminum finish to the letters.
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
Hydrodip plain valve covers plaid?
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
Yeah I know it's a small block chevy, but when you look at valve covers, everyone else has their name stamped. I have found- edelbrock, holly, stroker 383, corvette, and tons of other brand names stamped in. Well, I guess I'll keep looking and hoping.
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
I am going to have something fabbed for my 67 gmc 327. Not sure what to do yet. Wish gmc ones. Were available.
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
what about cutting the gmc out of the v6 covers and welding them into v8 covers like a rust hole patch
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
Good idea. But the gmc font is an older style. I'd also feel a little guilt cutting up an original valve cover
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
Where the gmc is on the v6 covers has a bit of a curve on the cover. I asked my metal guy if they could do that and he said it could be done but would be hard to get to look smooth on the small block cover.
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
Billet valve covers. Instead of ball milling the GMC in them, have them milled to have the GMC raised letters.
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
How about a sticker?
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
The ''350 INVADER'' decals were GMC-specific. I also heard the GMC motors were red, not Chevy Engine Orange.
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
Gmc v6 letters on small block covers. Not finished yet but it can be done.
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
Quote:
I just found out about the 350 Invader stickers and may go with them.
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
That's going to look cool!
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
I guess we could split hairs and say once Chevy Small blocks were put in GMCs they became GMC small blocks, just as later they became THE GM small block for all the BOPs. And after all, General Motors Corporation is who makes Chevy Trucks
![]() That's cool to see someone do the embossed covers like that. It's something I have planned to do for a long time. Just don't need them before a lot more stuff before that becomes important. I have all what it takes sitting waiting. I had a really cool pair of N.O.S. GM (not Chevy) Performance valve covers that had a bowtie and power embossed with Chevrolet stamped in the bowtie forever. They offered chrome, which most people went for, and raw for painting. I bought the latter and the plan was paint orange with blue bowties and paint the power white. But, now that it looks like the two GMCs I have now are my keepers I didn't feel I'd be using them, so I let them go. Too bad GM lacked the vision to make ones embossed 'GMC Power', but even the ones I bought didn't last long before changing them to just Chevrolet and I'm pretty sure just in chrome. Same PN, both now discontinued. I thought those covers were so cool looking same as stock with the embossing. And that's what gave me the idea to make my own. For now it's vintage finned aluminum Edelbrocks on the '72 and Z/28 covers on the '67
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
Here they are completed.
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
Wow, those look excellent. Good work!
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
Those are really cool!
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
Those are nice. It would be a shame to pierce them for Oil Cap, PCV, etc.
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Re: Small block GMC valve covers?
67 327 I don't think he has to. Fills through a tube into the manifold and I don't think they had PCV.
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