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INSIDIOUS '86 · 02-28-2012, 09:23 PM

So around Christmas advance auto parts Was having free shipping on orders over $100 and 15 dollars off orders with their Christmas special promo code.
So I decided to pull the trigger on a set of these- http://m.advanceautoparts.com/mt/sho...110944&ci_sku=

I got them in the mail about 5 days later via fed-ex ( bastards still beat up my packages) and pulled them out and this is how they looked[IMG]

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I was kinda peeved cause everywhere they are described as natural finish. Horrible quality powder coating. My plan revolves around having natural finish aluminum to Sand and polish So I bought some talstrip and took them to an actual natural finish [IMG]

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[/IMG] I proceeded to buy 400, 800,1000,and two thousand grit wet dry sandpaper and sanding in 90 degrees of each grit step. It took me a while to find a good combo to get a mirror finish but I found that once I got mothers polish it made all the difference. I used a old whit cotton shirt for the polishing and another for the buffing [IMG]

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INSIDIOUS '86 · 02-28-2012, 09:54 PM

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I then masked off the polished part and painted the sides with some engine enamel satin black and topped it off with a couple of coats of engine enamel clear. Btw these are duplicolor paints and work real well for me. [IMG]

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I the. Pinstriped by hand And let them dry out and installed and enjoyed my work well done
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On a side note. If you wondering how I got my wire looms to mount still I drilled the side of the covers an bolted them to it with star washers and a dab of ultra grey. Never leaks on anything I do it to. Also here is a before pic to show what spurred the change [IMG]

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INSIDIOUS '86 · 02-28-2012, 09:57 PM

And if it's not to much to ask from a moderator. Maybe you can pretty please fix my title to " fabbed" and not "dabbed" lol thanks
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superwade57 · 02-28-2012, 11:01 PM

allow me to be the first to say they look awesome... great work!

Pop's C-10 · 02-28-2012, 11:53 PM

looks killer

INSIDIOUS '86 · 02-28-2012, 11:53 PM

Thanks. They seal great and should last a long time
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sethv · 02-29-2012, 01:27 AM

At first I was like "What's dabbed" lol. Anyways, they look great on there!

INSIDIOUS '86 · 02-29-2012, 01:37 AM

Yah sometimes the iPhone auto correct is uselesesses
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**old Rusty C10** · 02-29-2012, 09:43 AM

edited as per your request... they look great.. lol i went and bought your old covers at advanced the ones you made are alot nicer tho

1beatnik · 02-29-2012, 12:23 PM

I like it

INSIDIOUS '86 · 02-29-2012, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by old Rusty C10

edited as per your request... they look great.. lol i went and bought your old covers at advanced the ones you made are alot nicer tho

Thanks very much, my old ones were chrome original hand me downs that my brother exploded his battery on. The old ones I bead blasted and rustoleum black and clear. After a while oil and heat destroyed the paint and I decided on the new ones. Needless to say. I think it's better
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INSIDIOUS '86 · 02-29-2012, 09:26 PM

You think I should do a run of ten of these to sell on the forum?
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Squareforceone · 02-29-2012, 09:53 PM

Nice work i really i liked the before but the new ones look good too

INSIDIOUS '86 · 03-01-2012, 02:33 AM

Well the before ones were hazy and not nice anymore. But I'm going to redo them and off them to a lucky buyer on the forum as soon as I pay up for a membership
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losal78chevy · 03-01-2012, 02:49 AM

Nice!!!

juiceman650 · 03-01-2012, 03:41 AM

Sorry,,I'm a NOOB when it comes to swapping valve covers, but I've noticed that when you swap from the stock ones, the aftermarket ones never really have an "oil fill" cap, so where do you pour the oil in from? Im sorry,,but I've always wondered this.
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bigwheel15 · 03-01-2012, 03:46 AM

Pull the filter off the valve cover (the chrome moroso piece in insidious' pics), fill using a funnel then just pop the filter back on.

juiceman650 · 03-01-2012, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by bigwheel15

Pull the filter off the valve cover (the chrome moroso piece in insidious' pics), fill using a funnel then just pop the filter back on.

Aaahhh, okay. Thanks a lot, I was gonna guess filling it through the dipstick tube...lol.
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INSIDIOUS '86 · 03-04-2012, 08:53 AM

Usually most aftermarket valve covers have fill spots on both covers
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02-28-2012, 09:23 PM	#1
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Custom fabbed valves covers for cheap So around Christmas advance auto parts Was having free shipping on orders over $100 and 15 dollars off orders with their Christmas special promo code. So I decided to pull the trigger on a set of these- http://m.advanceautoparts.com/mt/sho...110944&ci_sku= I got them in the mail about 5 days later via fed-ex ( bastards still beat up my packages) and pulled them out and this is how they looked[IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] I was kinda peeved cause everywhere they are described as natural finish. Horrible quality powder coating. My plan revolves around having natural finish aluminum to Sand and polish So I bought some talstrip and took them to an actual natural finish [IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG] I proceeded to buy 400, 800,1000,and two thousand grit wet dry sandpaper and sanding in 90 degrees of each grit step. It took me a while to find a good combo to get a mirror finish but I found that once I got mothers polish it made all the difference. I used a old whit cotton shirt for the polishing and another for the buffing [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511 Last edited by INSIDIOUS '86; 02-28-2012 at 09:38 PM.

02-28-2012, 09:54 PM	#2
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Re: Custom dabbed valves covers for cheap [IMG][/IMG] I then masked off the polished part and painted the sides with some engine enamel satin black and topped it off with a couple of coats of engine enamel clear. Btw these are duplicolor paints and work real well for me. [IMG][/IMG] I the. Pinstriped by hand And let them dry out and installed and enjoyed my work well done [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] On a side note. If you wondering how I got my wire looms to mount still I drilled the side of the covers an bolted them to it with star washers and a dab of ultra grey. Never leaks on anything I do it to. Also here is a before pic to show what spurred the change [IMG][/IMG] Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

02-28-2012, 09:57 PM	#3
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Re: Custom dabbed valves covers for cheap And if it's not to much to ask from a moderator. Maybe you can pretty please fix my title to " fabbed" and not "dabbed" lol thanks Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

02-28-2012, 11:01 PM	#4
superwade57 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Janesville, WI Posts: 664	Re: Custom dabbed valves covers for cheap allow me to be the first to say they look awesome... great work!

02-28-2012, 11:53 PM	#5
Pop's C-10 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: memphis Posts: 2,537	Re: Custom dabbed valves covers for cheap looks killer __________________ 1981 C-10 (Pop's) 1978 Camaro 2006 Lacrosse

02-29-2012, 01:27 AM	#7
sethv Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bradford, PA Posts: 395	Re: Custom dabbed valves covers for cheap At first I was like "What's dabbed" lol. Anyways, they look great on there! __________________ 1981 K10 Scottsdale 305 ci \| TH350 \| NP208 \| 60k miles

02-29-2012, 01:37 AM	#8
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Re: Custom dabbed valves covers for cheap Yah sometimes the iPhone auto correct is uselesesses Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

02-29-2012, 09:43 AM	#9
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,280	Re: Custom fabbed valves covers for cheap edited as per your request... they look great.. lol i went and bought your old covers at advanced the ones you made are alot nicer tho __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

02-29-2012, 12:23 PM	#10
1beatnik Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ft.Wayne, In. Posts: 49	Re: Custom fabbed valves covers for cheap I like it

02-29-2012, 09:26 PM	#12
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Re: Custom fabbed valves covers for cheap You think I should do a run of ten of these to sell on the forum? Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

02-29-2012, 09:53 PM	#13
Squareforceone Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Rustville USA or southeast Ia Posts: 654	Re: Custom fabbed valves covers for cheap Nice work i really i liked the before but the new ones look good too __________________ Rust is better than rice.

03-01-2012, 02:33 AM	#14
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Re: Custom fabbed valves covers for cheap Well the before ones were hazy and not nice anymore. But I'm going to redo them and off them to a lucky buyer on the forum as soon as I pay up for a membership Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

03-01-2012, 02:49 AM	#15
losal78chevy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: los alamitos ca Posts: 33	Re: Custom fabbed valves covers for cheap Nice!!!

03-01-2012, 03:41 AM	#16
juiceman650 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Bruno, CA. Posts: 348	Re: Custom fabbed valves covers for cheap Sorry,,I'm a NOOB when it comes to swapping valve covers, but I've noticed that when you swap from the stock ones, the aftermarket ones never really have an "oil fill" cap, so where do you pour the oil in from? Im sorry,,but I've always wondered this. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1975 Chevy Cheyenne w/ v8 350 and TH350 Siverado interior Fleetside bed aka "The Beast" aka "Cheyerado"

03-01-2012, 03:46 AM	#17
bigwheel15 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 727	Re: Custom fabbed valves covers for cheap Pull the filter off the valve cover (the chrome moroso piece in insidious' pics), fill using a funnel then just pop the filter back on.



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03-04-2012, 08:53 AM	#19
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Re: Custom fabbed valves covers for cheap Usually most aftermarket valve covers have fill spots on both covers Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

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