the cf valve covers are gorgeous, but holy $$$. can't swing that now, not to say that i wouldn't if i could
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the cf valve covers are gorgeous, but holy $$$. can't swing that now, not to say that i wouldn't if i could
Does that mean you wanna sell' em Popo? Im selling a set myself. Or did you fix your problem?
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Originally Posted by Nut
Im gonna get my car in the air, and confirm that its just the passenger side leaking. If my inspection so far has been correct, it is sneaking out past the gasket where the front outside provision for perimiter vcs is. If I can CONFIRM that, I will throw some silicone in the holes, and put it back together, then confirm the PROPER way of tightening those cantons.
I love the way they look, and I would really like to make them work, but oily messes under my car WILL NOT fly with me, so they will get ONE shot... then they will be for sale..... CHEAP!
Hopefully you get them to work Larry! I am a happy Canton user myself. Used Mr. Gasket cork gaskets (had to trim some pieces to make them fit) and used red RTV.
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definatly interested if those things go up for sale popo :)
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Originally Posted by zmm95
Well keep your eye on this thread..... they will get one more chance.....
Well Im gonna dupli post this and hopefully this will be the end of both threads,,,
BUT, as some of you know, I have been fighting a leak from the passenger side CANTON valve cover on my new top end....
I believe that its because of a few reasons....
#1 because we had to modify the VC slighly for the gaskets I chose, and for the extended length of the shaft mounted rockers, there was some distortion.....
#2 becuase the AFRs have both center bolt holes and perimiter holes... I believe that the oil was sneaking out, right where the perimeter hole is in between the front two primaries.......
#3 because the gasket I chose have the perimeter eyelets..... (see reason 2 also...)
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooo
We got the car in with the help of BLUE BOTTLE Z, and began pulling it apart....
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...Camaro/a-3.jpg
Look at those sexy T&D shaft mounted rockers.... (such a shame to hide $1200 pieces) so Im gonna post pics when I can, lol
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...Camaro/b-3.jpg
Everything was cleaned, and the perimeter holes on the gasket, as well as on the AFRS were filled in with some silicone...
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...Camaro/c-1.jpg
And although I have no pics, with the help of LEADFOOTLT1, and his body shop, body work skills, he tapped the distortion out of the vc, and filed away some minor CANTON imperfections....
Cleaned and put EVERYTHING back together, and 2moro BLUEBOTTLE Z will fire it up and let me know if she stays DRY.....
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...Camaro/d-1.jpg
FINGERS CROSSED, because if she does... its TUNE TIME!!!!
Awesome PoPo!
I didn't have that kind of patience. I wrote the Canton's off as POS's and moved on lol
LOl... I was CLOSE... even got a replacement set of VCs just in case... But BLUE BOTTLE Z texted me this morning.. After a night of curing for the silicone..... he fired it up this morning... took her for a drive and even gave her some idle time...... andQuote:
Originally Posted by QC97Z
DRY!!!!!
Sooooooooooooo, 2moro we hit the DYNO!!!
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