new low budget engine build

[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by tcrist

My valve covers are blank. Never thought about GMC letters on or in them before.

I might just think of a way to emboss them instead of welding.

What do you think would be best. Emboss the letters being recessed into the valve cover or emboss the letter out?

I was just getting ready to make a post to suggest getting imaginative with the lettering; my haphazard idea to stencil the letters on was lame.

I like the embossing idea it's elegant. The stock steel valve covers would be a good set for the embossing, I would think but I know nothing of embossing metal. I'm thinking aluminum can be embossed as well but I don't know much about it.

I do believe that you could contact this company and buy a embossing die with the letters "GMC".
http://www.columbiamt.com/CMT-Markin...sing_Dies.html

I think better to emboss out, otherwise I think they might be hard to clean but hey what are q-tips for anyway? No, don't stick them in your ears LOL

Different die for stamping inward vs outward.

I wonder if embossing a valve cover after it's already stamped out would cause any distortion? I don't know if they do it after the cover is stamped out or part of the initial stamp.

Imagine GMC stamped in the middle of the stock covers.