Wanted to buy ONE Detomaso valve cover

which side are you looking for.

Side? They are both the same.

I have a pair I am looking to part with $80 plus $20 shipping to New Yawk. I don't want to break up the set though.

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Originally posted by fordgt:
I have a pair I am looking to part with $80 plus $20 shipping to New Yawk. I don't want to break up the set though.

Nu Yawk? How bout sum pitcha's?

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Originally posted by fordgt:
I have a pair I am looking to part with $80 plus $20 shipping to New Yawk. I don't want to break up the set though.

That's a GREAT price!!...you do realize that Doug has "Deep Pockets"...should have DOUBLED the price & $50.00 for shipping & handling!

You have to charge Doug MORE!!!...or else he won't respect you in the morning!!!...Mark

I spend all my money on my cowbell collection.

I looked at the price on Hall Pantera and saw they were $169, I was going to polish them up and sell them for about $130 plus shipping. Will post a picture later today or tomorrow.

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Originally posted by fordgt:
I looked at the price on Hall Pantera and saw they were $169, I was going to polish them up and sell them for about $130 plus shipping. Will post a picture later today or tomorrow.

Should have done your price research PRIOR!!! to posting the pair for $80.00, now your integrity is called into question...Mark

If they are the black crinkle paint kind, they usually need to get the paint stripped off of them in order to refinish them.

(that's a gallon of aircraft paint stripper, rubber gloves, some steel wool and "wet" sandpaper, at least one can of black crinkle paint and at least 3 hours of your time. Everyone's time is worth something Mark. At $80 and leaving that to someone else, he's ahead of the game on a pair of valve covers costing $160 new. )

That means paint stripper rather than glass beading since that will take the "mill polish" off of the highlights.

The nature of the casting does not lend itself easily to polishing them either.



I just want you to make sure that they aren't cracked or broken somewhere. You would be surprised at how many are cracked on the mounting flanges because they weren't bolted back up right.

Just verify they are ok. If it's easier for use to do with a picture, that's ok, but not necessary if you look at them and tell me they are ok and no cracks (or chunks) missing out of the mounting flanges or filler holes.

They (it) will most likely get stripped down and refinished by me to match anyway so unless they were mint, that doesn't really matter.



Tell me where to send these NY Bucks to? Got a Paypal account?

I have to do this now while I have the money. I'm going to a cowbell auction on Wednesday and I always loose control and buy everything they have and come home broke.

All the utes here are into dat stuff now.

Don't tell Rocky. He'll be jealous.



Hey? You know why Columbus thought he had discovered a shortcut to India? He stopped into a "Candy Store" on Amsterdam Ave in Manhattan.

OK. Here's the joke, see many of the candy stores here seem to be owned by people from India. Get it yet?

HEY Doug; Check your PMs...Mark

Doug, you packed 3 funny jokes into that last post! You're really on a roll!

Rocky

What the hell do you mean "my integrity is in question"? These valve covers have been sitting on my parts shelf for about 8 years and I had planned to spend several hours polishing and detailing them and selling them for "around $130 plus shipping" My offer was and still is $80 plus the shipping for them without spending my hours to polish them.

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Originally posted by 1Rocketship:

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Originally posted by fordgt:
I looked at the price on Hall Pantera and saw they were $169, I was going to polish them up and sell them for about $130 plus shipping. Will post a picture later today or tomorrow.

Should have done your price research PRIOR!!! to posting the pair for $80.00, now your integrity is called into question...Mark

Doug send me your email, I went out in the cold and took about 1/2 dozen photos, unfortunately they are all too big to post on this site and would all need to be resized. Easier to email you directly, there are no cracks or breaks all tabs are intact. One cover has a couple small "dings" that were actually in them when I bought them. They show in the picture.

Thanks
Gary

the close-up of the "dings"

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Originally posted by fordgt:
Doug send me your email, I went out in the cold and took about 1/2 dozen photos, unfortunately they are all too big to post on this site and would all need to be resized. Easier to email you directly, there are no cracks or breaks all tabs are intact. One cover has a couple small "dings" that were actually in them when I bought them. They show in the picture.

Thanks
Gary

check your PM's here.

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Originally posted by fordgt:
What the hell do you mean "my integrity is in question"? These valve covers have been sitting on my parts shelf for about 8 years and I had planned to spend several hours polishing and detailing them and selling them for "around $130 plus shipping" My offer was and still is $80 plus the shipping for them without spending my hours to polish them.

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Originally posted by 1Rocketship:

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Originally posted by fordgt:
I looked at the price on Hall Pantera and saw they were $169, I was going to polish them up and sell them for about $130 plus shipping. Will post a picture later today or tomorrow.

Should have done your price research PRIOR!!! to posting the pair for $80.00, now your integrity is called into question...Mark

There was/must have been a "Lost in translation moment" as your post of...

"I looked at the price on Hall Pantera and saw they were $169, I was going to polish them up and sell them for about $130 plus shipping. Will post a picture later today or tomorrow.

did not make it clear ( at least to myself) that the valve covers were/are still available for $80.00, more like your were now after seeing Hall Panteras price of $169.00 going to "Polish them up & sell them for about $130.00 plus shipping".

I'll step up to the plate & offer an apology for misinterpreting your intentions...Mark

Gary. Nothing for nothing but "went out in the cold" to take the pictures?

Exactly how cold is it tonight in Gainsville?

It's warmed up here tonight vs. last night. It's now 20. Last night it was 12.

Everything is relative right?

Haha Doug, the cold is the reason I left the great Northeast! This Florida boy has been down here since 1979. It was mid 30's when I went out to take the pics. The term "snowbirds" is a thing for a reason. Shipped the covers today. Stay warm.

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Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
Gary. Nothing for nothing but "went out in the cold" to take the pictures?

Exactly how cold is it tonight in Gainsville?

It's warmed up here tonight vs. last night. It's now 20. Last night it was 12.

Everything is relative right?

Doors open 70 degrees we should get together sometime I am in Gainsville once in a while heading to Weirs Lake to look at houses soon

Yep.
Been in south Florida 43 years.
When it gets below 50 I think it is time to move south.

Joe pm me when you are heading through. Do you mean Lake Weir down in eastern Marion County? My brother lives on the lake and has a white FORD GT.

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Originally posted by Joe 1974 L #6656:
Doors open 70 degrees we should get together sometime I am in Gainsville once in a while heading to Weirs Lake to look at houses soon