Jomar 351C Stud Girdles

Well yes, he was the man on Clevelands. I don't think anyone ever asked him how many engines he blew up and if all the debris has re-entered the Earths atmosphere yet but I always felt safer with a helmet and face guard watching the scene.

Of course he got lots of parts free from Ford Engineering for him to "test". Some was even salvageable when he was done with them and even recognizable too?

My stock 351 pushes 900!

900 what?

I have those finned aluminum valve covers with DeTomaso script on. Is there anyone that know if these girdles will fit under? Thanks Gudmund

Gudmund, many 351-C stud girdles will fit under cast aluminum 'DeTomaso' valve covers. The only girdles likely to cause trouble are the more bulky 'Grand National' racing types once made for NASCAR. You will need to remove the stamped steel baffles from inside. I have run a different make of stud girdle (no longer available) together with full roller rockers under those covers since the late '80s with no problems at all. I also use early 'large' PCV grommets for both oil filling and PCV and have no oil leaks around them. If there's any sort of clearance trouble with any cast valve cover, I suggest trimming the girdle to fit, not the valve covers, or gluing two valve cover gaskets on top of each other to cheaply raise the things up 1/4" for clearance.

Worst case scenario if the stud girdle is too tall and you want to keep the De Tomaso valve covers is to get a set of valve cover spacers.

Julian