Did any of the 327 heads have the holes for staggered bolt valve covers?
02-19-2017, 12:41 AM
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Did any of the 327 heads have the holes for staggered bolt valve covers?
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02-19-2017, 04:30 AM
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02-19-2017, 05:09 PM
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BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT, You can "cheat" if you REALLY want to go to all the trouble------------like I did (and this was fairly common way, way back in the day).
I used a pair of 1966 462 casting heads with 2.02/1.6 valves and modified them to look like 1957 539 heads.
The double humps were ground off, then pyramid symbols were shaped on the ends. Next, I had additional bosses welded, drilled and tapped for staggered bolt pattern valve covers. Yep, lots of work to just simply simulate a 57 FI head. Worth it to me for my FI SB400 in the 56 with an airbox.
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT, You can "cheat" if you REALLY want to go to all the trouble------------like I did (and this was fairly common way, way back in the day).
I used a pair of 1966 462 casting heads with 2.02/1.6 valves and modified them to look like 1957 539 heads.
The double humps were ground off, then pyramid symbols were shaped on the ends. Next, I had additional bosses welded, drilled and tapped for staggered bolt pattern valve covers. Yep, lots of work to just simply simulate a 57 FI head. Worth it to me for my FI SB400 in the 56 with an airbox.
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