ok well i been thinking of making valvecovers for the diesel
so the options
aluminum-i will need to get these welded up and everything
steel-i can weld them but need a bottom flange made with the bolt holes
fiberglass-fairly weak and expands differently than metal
carbon fiber-strong and durable not as costly as i thought but i hear its got the same heat issues as fiberglass

if i go glass or carbon ill use epoxy instead of resin so would expansion be an issue i got some glass laying around and wouldnt mind using it up but i dont wanna waste it if its not worth it
also im going to throw in a filler to five a much larger flange (thicker) so warping is not an issue

wats youre thoughts?

 

Forget about fiberglass or carbon fiber. That's just asking for trouble. Neither work well with heat.
The safest route would be steel

 

take a old pair and use the flanges then add the top part as you like !

 

x2, and go to someplace that can stamp something cool on the top of them, something like "ford power by 88beast" or something awesome like that

 

well i got a guy who can cut the flange and he could cut me some script for the top ill problly sell them if anyone is interested
in thinking an ih logo would be sweet on it
maybe have a few others stock too

but im sick of leaking valve covers you cannot apply even pressure with a stamped valvecover they bend distort and dent too easily

 

Make them like the trick flow or summit welded alum covers , bolts go through the top of the cover not the flange , there great.....Lew

 

Find some high temp clear plastic and make a set. That would add some WOW factor.

 

eddiec post a link to some to give me an idea
that would be cool with some viewing ports and led neons to light um up

 

I seen them years ago at a car show, no links that I know of. I do recall it was made of high temp plastic and was vacuum formed by using a valve cover as a mold when I asked the guy about them.

 

How about you just get a good used set or new set and torque them properly

 

possibly an option but over time they get beat up with all the stuff goin in and out of the truck i stand on them and all when working on it
also i can straighten them and even with new ones torqued properly you can still have leaks
and stamped steel sucks i hate the idea of stamped valvecovers they look cheap and stock

 

Mine have 300+ on them and are as dry as the day they left the factory. then again i dont stand on them

 

ya and ur not taking parts in and out of the engine bay as i am all the time