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The Cars => 1966 Shelby GT350/GT350H => Topic started by: shelby001 on March 24, 2020, 02:00:14 PM
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Is there much difference in original valve covers than the after market ones & what would be a fair price for a set of originals?
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this might begin to help...
http://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=9773.msg81366#msg81366
also the early were sand-cast and later die-cast. there are more details
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Thanks
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I could be wrong, but I was thinking all 65's and most of the 66's had the open letters. Please let me know if I am wrong on this.
I am very thankful for the forum and all the knowledge of the members.
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On forum 1 I asked when the closed letters began showing up for the 66s and I believe the answer was around 1300 or so.
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Is there much difference in original valve covers than the after market ones & what would be a fair price for a set of originals?
As far as differences there are quite a few nuances differences and several that are highly visible . I believe there was a tutorial somewhere but maybe it was before the crash. I will let someone else do all of the typing if they want to re create it.
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On forum 1 I asked when the closed letters began showing up for the 66s and I believe the answer was around 1300 or so.
Any photos of the open letters & closed letters ?
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On forum 1 I asked when the closed letters began showing up for the 66s and I believe the answer was around 1300 or so.
1350 had open letters when I owned it in the 70s
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Any photos of the open letters & closed letters ?
Here are two images, open letter sand cast - typically not painted (I think) and solid letter typically wrinkle-black.
many other nuances...
use the search window upper-right of the Home Page and type "valve cover" it will bring up pages of links to threads
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There are substantially more differences and variations between a repro or Ford service replacement CLOSED LETTER valve cover and assemblyline then what can be said between the open letter valve cover repro alternatives and assemblyline.
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Any photos of the open letters & closed letters ?
Here are two images, open letter sand cast - typically not painted (I think) and solid letter typically wrinkle-black.
many other nuances...
use the search window upper-right of the Home Page and type "valve cover" it will bring up pages of links to threads
Thanks
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On forum 1 I asked when the closed letters began showing up for the 66s and I believe the answer was around 1300 or so.
IIRC it has was around 1450...