Posted By: mopar rookie
STOCK VALVE COVERS CLEAR ROLLER ROCKERS? - 11/26/11 01:07 AM
I'm gonna start collecting parts for my engine build. If I run Harland Sharp roller rockers will they clear the stock valve covers? My motor will be a maxwedge clone and want the stock look. Also has anyone tried the repop AMD valve covers yet. Thanks
Posted By: LaRoy Engines
Re: STOCK VALVE COVERS CLEAR ROLLER ROCKERS? - 11/26/11 01:42 AM
I had to radius the outside corners of the end rockers on the pushrod ends to keep them from hitting the stock valve covers.
Posted By: DAYCLONA
Re: STOCK VALVE COVERS CLEAR ROLLER ROCKERS? - 11/26/11 02:37 AM
I had to gut the baffles on my 70 factory BB valve covers to clear my 1.6 roller rockers
Posted By: Supercuda
Re: STOCK VALVE COVERS CLEAR ROLLER ROCKERS? - 11/26/11 05:03 AM
Couldn't someone fabricate a spacer plate of appropriate thickness to space the stock valve cover up enough to clear? Essentially, the plate would look like the valve cover gasket, only 3/8-1/2" thick?
Posted By: topside
Re: STOCK VALVE COVERS CLEAR ROLLER ROCKERS? - 11/26/11 05:53 AM
I've thought of the spacer plate, too; maybe I can get some cut. Let me know if you're interested. If there's a market for them, so much the better (and cheaper).
On my Eddy-head, HS 1.6 roller/stock cover motor, I had to chamfer the outermost corners of the rocker shaft hold-downs, and dimple the baffles with a ball-peen, using the thicker cork gaskets.
Posted By: autoxcuda
Re: STOCK VALVE COVERS CLEAR ROLLER ROCKERS? - 11/26/11 08:01 AM
IIRC, the old MP tall chrome valve cover fit many roller rocker applications.
This is Troy Bray's old Duster he built that recently was on Pinks with the new owner...