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03-30-2020, 11:01 PM
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Ansen valve covers
I'm trying to make an old set of Ansen valve covers look good again, but it just isn't working out. After a lot of cleaning, sanding, brushing and polishing they still look bad. I'm thinking of sand blasting them and running them that way. I had a set of these many years ago on my '67 Chevelle SS and I blasted and painted them flat black. They looked pretty good for a kid that didn't have any money. What do you thing about the satin aluminum look for these valve covers? The tunnel ram in this picture was also polished and I had it blasted.
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03-30-2020, 11:29 PM
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Freddie, I glass bead-blasted these vintage Holley's - I liked the way they turned out.
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03-30-2020, 11:39 PM
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yep , Glass beading is the way to go ! I do all my old aluminum OEM Harley motor/trans parts
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04-04-2020, 02:41 AM
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I got them blasted and I think they look all right. I'm still not completely happy with them, but they will do, for now anyway.
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04-04-2020, 06:07 AM
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I bead blasted a pair years ago and then hit them with some 00 steel wool and a green Scotch Brite pad for a couple of hours. They turned out really nice and the after-work gave them a clean rubbed down look that was less porous looking.
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05-09-2020, 07:53 PM
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04-04-2020, 01:58 PM
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They're awesome Freddie also everything else lookin' good too!  Sorry if I missed it before but love to hear more of this engine and where it's heading. Are the heads alum or painted steel and what block/parts also trans/rear axle?   ~ Pete .
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04-04-2020, 04:43 PM
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Has anyone tried soda blasting or vapour blasting.
Some like the finish of vapour blasting on aluminum as it appears more original than glass bead.
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04-04-2020, 04:47 PM
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Here is a video clip
Glass and Vapor blasting differances https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqHcSVLB9fw
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04-04-2020, 05:45 PM
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Pete, this is the same engine that's been in my car since the late '80s. It's a bowtie block with a 6223 crank. A few years ago I swapped the LS6 rods and TRWs for a set of Molnar rods and Diamond pistons. It's a solid flat tappet cam with around .605 lift. The heads are 077 aluminum. If you look close you can see the snowflake above the number 2 exhaust port. I have been running a Holley strip dominator with a 850, but decided to go for a different look this year. I don't expect it to make any more power this way, but I've always wanted to look at the back of a tunnel ram while driving down the road.
I'm using a new AutoGear N24 transmission this year, and the rear end is a 9 inch. I haven't updated this in a while, but most of it is here. https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...ight=gear+head
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