Valve covers anyone?

Must be the 5th time they've been listed by that seller. That BIN is ~3 times what they bring. Good for my ebay stock though.

Those have been on and off EBay for a couple of months now. I saw a set on a Mustang once and that was when Ford Motorsports first came out with em. I really wanted a set for my BOSS 351 I had in my Ranchero but at that time I couldnt swallow $300 for a set of valve covers. They were a very cool design though.

I don't know about the 50 sets part. I had three sets myself.
They aren't as nice as you think.
You can't really strip them and polish because of the material they are made of. It's more of a pot metal then it is aluminum.
Personally if you want a comp cover that is different and trick try the Blue Thunder units.

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Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
I don't know about the 50 sets part. I had three sets myself..

50 sets total? uhhh...no. Doug and I would own >10% of total production if that was true; -not. They were available in the 86 and 87 Ford performance catalogue for $314.95 retail. They're a very novel part but sort of a pain to work with.

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You can't really strip them and polish because of the material they are made of. It's more of a pot metal then it is aluminum.

They were sand cast and were not tempered. You'll never achieve the level of polish/luster that you would with some of the die cast or sheet or wrought alloys. Sand cast stuff will oxidize much faster and be more susceptable to staining due to the porosity.

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Personally if you want a comp cover that is different and trick try the Blue Thunder units.

They're a nice part but sort of heavy as far a VCs go. Nice simple clean appearance. They are sand cast as well. They're nice and rigid and thick enough that you can CNC engrave on top or sides.

Kelly