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Old 10-25-2005, 04:09 AM
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Default Re: Different size Motion bages??

I've never seen Motion covers with different sized resessed slots.. As far as I know the size of the opening in the castings were never changed, and they are all the same size recess... even the small block ones, as well as the new reproductions of them...Both the covers I just posted pics of are identical in dimensions, only the emblems are different. I'd need to see proof that there were different sized openings in those valve covers, I don't believe it.
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Old 10-25-2005, 04:18 AM
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Default Re: Different size Motion bages??

Just measured every pair of these I have... all are the same, and measure just under 4" from one inner edge of the recess to the other. The letters on the larger emblems are nocitibly bigger than the smaller ones... no question there are 2 different sizes of emblems, and they are both pictured below, WITH tape measure for verification...

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Old 10-25-2005, 04:23 AM
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here's the other one...

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Default Re: Different size Motion bages??

-I just said I saw valve covers with a different size slot---maybe they were made in Taiwan --I'm not trying to dispute the other Motion emblem just touching all the bases since I really never saw them --------That's why I asked you to do me a favor and measure the slot lengths---No big deal-- We're just gathering info right--
OK-OK--I had bought several back then and size was never a choice--------You sure that's a calibrated ruler ----------------I never saw one---since they exist --Glad I did--
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Default Re: Different size Motion bages??

Here's both sizes, side by side... you can see that the MOTION wording on one emblem is obviously bigger than the other.



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Old 10-25-2005, 04:33 AM
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-I just said I saw valve covers with a different size slot---maybe they were made in Taiwan --I'm not trying to dispute the other Motion emblem just touching all the bases since I really never saw them --------That's why I asked you to do me a favor and measure the slot lengths---No big deal-- We're just gathering info right--

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Yep... Hope the pics help.
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Old 10-25-2005, 04:47 AM
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Default Re: Different size Motion bages??

That's the MISSOURI in me Joe---- Revelation though-
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Default Re: Different size Motion bages??

I have both types of valve covers also and the ones with the large cut emblems are 3 and 7/8" x 1". The covers with the cut emblems are from 1970.

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Old 10-26-2005, 12:29 AM
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Default Re: Different size Motion bages??

I have 3 pairs of these things, 2 with the uncut emblems and 1 with the cut emblems, all 3 pairs are/were chromed, not polished, size of the emblems seem to differ. SULLY
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Default Re: Different size Motion bages??

OK I just measured my origional hood emblems that came on my 70 BM Vette and they are 4 1/2" long.

Perhaps Joel made up some that were shorter so they would fit into the valve cover centers????

I feel postive that the ones off my hood were the original ones. I removed them to keep them from weathering when I had to keep it out in the back yard for a year or three.

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