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Zman1969 07-13-2015 02:35 PM

302 and LT1 finned valve cover education please
 
looking for info on OE valve covers besides dripper and non-are there early and late drippers? somewhere I was thinking the relief to clear the aluminum intakes varied?
http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/w...psyywcgjd2.jpg

these are listed for sale in claisifieds so if pic looks familiar I borrowed it [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/blush.gif[/img] - didnt want to clutter up sellers ad

L78steve 07-13-2015 11:16 PM

Re: 302 and LT1 finned valve cover education please
 
No drippers and larger cut-out in 69 only. those pictured are 70 up.

jl8z28 07-13-2015 11:21 PM

Re: 302 and LT1 finned valve cover education please
 
They are 70S but some real late Z s had drippers

Charley Lillard 07-14-2015 01:25 PM

Re: 302 and LT1 finned valve cover education please
 
What is a decent set of non restored non drippers worth ?

fiveforty 07-14-2015 03:10 PM

Re: 302 and LT1 finned valve cover education please
 
Seem to be around $400

x77-69z28 07-14-2015 04:53 PM

Re: 302 and LT1 finned valve cover education please
 
I have a set of these valve covers as well. These are over the counter replacements. They are more polished than the original dull aluminum. Also the cutouts for the intake manifold are larger than production 302 or LT1 valve covers. I bought mine from Chevy in 78-9.
Buddy

Lynn 07-14-2015 05:05 PM

Re: 302 and LT1 finned valve cover education please
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Zman1969</div><div class="ubbcode-body">looking for info on OE valve covers besides dripper and non-are there early and late drippers? somewhere I was thinking the relief to clear the aluminum intakes varied?
http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/w...psyywcgjd2.jpg

these are listed for sale in claisifieds so if pic looks familiar I borrowed it [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/blush.gif[/img] - didnt want to clutter up sellers ad </div></div>

There are at least three different ones. For a short time (late 69 &amp; early 70) I believe the assy line ones had drippers and the larger cut outs for the manifold. They were not polished like the over the counter ones.

I posted pics of all three styles a couple years ago.

Charley Lillard 07-14-2015 05:12 PM

Re: 302 and LT1 finned valve cover education please
 
I listed a set of non drippers in the classifieds. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...7-img_4961.jpg

Lynn 07-14-2015 06:17 PM

Re: 302 and LT1 finned valve cover education please
 
Congrats Charley.

I should have said &quot;short&quot; cut outs in my post above.

Can't find the post. I think it was in reference to a very late 69 that Fast Eddie was restoring. Car came with satin valve covers with short cut outs and WITH drippers. I was diaassembling a 69 L46 (Corvettes also had an extended run in 69) with the same set.


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