stainless steel valve cover gasket?

I have this idea of getting 1/16" stainless steel valve cover gaskets made for my Predator heads.
That way I could just get them coated with Neoprene rubber & have a reuseable gasket
paper gaskets run $30 a set shipped for these silly heads and I need a cost effective alternative since I have solid lifters

do you guys think my idea would work or do you forsee any flaws?

thanks

working on that idea now. need to cut the molds then I can have the steel blanks laser cut. Not sure of the cost effectiveness yet.

My gaskets came back in stainless steel



Now I just have to coat them in Neoprene

COOL idea!!

here are pics on the head itself



wondering if I could get away with just a thin coat of silicone to seal it?

why not have the valve cover o-ringed?

I called Williams Performance about that and
they said it was too late since they already welded the valve covers up.
The grooves needed to be cut before the welding.

this was my next best compromise

i gunna go out on a limb here and say that you should be able to have that done at any machine shop

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i gunna go out on a limb here and say that you should be able to have that done at any machine shop

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tried that too
problem is my valve covers have mounts for coils

I told you my idea was

it was just easier this way