Day 2 Valve Covers
 

What would be a correct Day 2 valve cover for '69 L78?

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Mickey Thompsons.

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or any other aftermarket valve cover, Cal Custom, Edelbrock, Weiand, Eelco, Ansen, Offenhauser, JC Whitney no name, etc, etc

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M/Ts would be my choice with the 396/427 cast in. Back in the day before every body had an electric engraving tool, they'd take the covers to a jeweler who would engrave his name, or whatever, on the flat space to keep them from being stolen, or to identify them later.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Schonyenko2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">M/Ts would be my choice with the 396/427 cast in. Back in the day before every body had an electric engraving tool, they'd take the covers to a jeweler who would engrave his name, or whatever, on the flat space to keep them from being stolen, or to identify them later. </div></div>

I second the thought of the early M/T with the 396 cast inot the cover. You see a fair amount of the 427 ones bouncing around these days, but the 396 ones are rare. Would be a nice compliment to an L78 car.

Here are the 427 covers (but I have seen 396 ones too)
http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/13/1...1968%2520b.jpg

here are the later 1970+ covers
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25...g/100_5042.jpg

I especially like them chomed with the right breathers
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...p/p1010645.jpg

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'Ya know......M/T's are cool but they have been so overused by so many people, I was already burnt out of seeing them when I was only 15 years old. The Edelbrock BBC valve covers that someone recently posted in our Classifieds happens to be a period-correct set that look nice and are not quite so cookie-cutter-common. Holley also even made a version with their name also.

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I don't think Holley would have been correct for 1969. I know what you mean about things being common, so that is why the early 396 ones would be so cool.

Cragar SS wheels are probably just as popular, if not more so than the M/T valve covers. For some reason there are some things I just don't get tired of seeing.

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Although I've seen and owned several sets of the &quot;427&quot; M/T's, I can't remember EVER seeing a set of the &quot;396&quot; versions. They must've had a very short production run.

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I like those M/T covers. What do the other types look like?

We are going to Day 2 Benjamin's '69 Nova SS, 4 bolt collector headers, some vintage valve covers, air cleaner/carb, ladder bars, Cragars, column tach, etc.... So, I want to get it 'right within reason'.

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I like finned/polished Cal Customs.