Re: How to identify original 426 hemi valve covers
[Re: cudaman1969]
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Reproductions have the wire loom in same direction, like they only made one cover to fit both sides. So they are originals that someone re-chromed?
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Re: How to identify original 426 hemi valve covers
[Re: Droop69]
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07/10/24 11:49 AM
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maybe Busterts could be direct connection covers sold thru dealer parts counter. i remember a friend buying chromed hemi valve covers thru the parts department in the late 80's that looked like his with no harness tabs welded on them like gtx6970 pic has.
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Re: How to identify original 426 hemi valve covers
[Re: DUSTER_340]
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07/17/24 09:44 AM
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I saw Mancini announced they were bringing back the repros, I hadn't seen any on the market for quite awhile and was looking for spares. (Repros or obvious aftermarket are perfectly fine for my situation). I have known repros, they were purchased from New York Restomod, from 2018/19 timeframe. They're in my build thread. Putting them under a microscope probably won't help because I don't have any originals to compare them with (and probably never will), but the main difference that stands out to me in the pictures is the wire looms seem to be noticeably larger than the pictures of originals. I'd post pictures here but you know where to find them, and the purists already hate me plenty enough ![laugh2 laugh2](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/laugh2.gif)
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Re: How to identify original 426 hemi valve covers
[Re: gtx6970]
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I have 3 sets, one chrome with no looms and two black, I’ll go look and maybe get a picture if different. Checked mine are all repops. Pictures are of originals on a 67 GTX, notice how the plug wire holders face the two back wires, not at an angle. Plus it has the holders along bottom of cover for sensor wires on pass side only.
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Re: How to identify original 426 hemi valve covers
[Re: srt]
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Yes, the finish varied. I have even seen some that had orange paint transferred from the ground cable. My 80,000 mile '71 GTX had one spot of orange paint that must have been 1/4" thick for what ever reason. ![shruggy shruggy](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/shruggy.gif) And of course the water pump area often had little to no paint in less obvious places. When these things went down the line, time was the driving force, not quality.
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