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05-19-05, 10:52 PM
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| | Bill D I Have No Life 
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camarillo, CA
Posts: 2,381
Rep Power: 34  | Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
Is anyone making replicas of Gurney-Westlake valve covers to fit a 302 with roller rockers? | 
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05-20-05, 06:07 AM
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| | Fred/GT40 8 Tenths 
Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Brussels/Belgium GT40: GTD40
Posts: 843
Rep Power: 15 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
Ctc Chris melia.I had some from him at the time
Rgds
Fred | |
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05-20-05, 02:32 PM
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| | Bill D I Have No Life
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camarillo, CA
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Rep Power: 34 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
Thanks | |
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05-20-05, 04:03 PM
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| | Dan Mattingly 2 Tenths
Join Date: Dec 2004 GT40: New Slough, Fla
Posts: 231
Rep Power: 6 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
Try one of our sponsers, Keith Kraft. His web site says that they can make custom valve covers. | |
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05-20-05, 08:03 PM
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| | Bill D I Have No Life
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camarillo, CA
Posts: 2,381
Rep Power: 34 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
Can someone post a picture of a GW valve cover? I did a search of both the forum and the Internet and came up empty.
Thanks
Bill D | |
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05-21-05, 04:02 AM
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| | JIMMYMAC Lifetime Premier Supporter 
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Scotland
Posts: 881
Rep Power: 15 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
Bill,
Here is mine. | |
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05-21-05, 04:15 AM
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| | JIMMYMAC Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Scotland
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Rep Power: 15 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
Bill,
And one more | |
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05-21-05, 02:28 PM
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| | 10 tenths
Join Date: Sep 2001 GT40: England Suffolk
Posts: 1,669
Rep Power: 24 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
Hi Guys
If the demand is great I can get some more cast, the charge is £200 per set and I know the exchange rate with the $ has been bad recently it seems to be easing a little.
Regards
Chris Melia. | |
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05-21-05, 03:14 PM
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| | Russ Noble Lifetime Premier Supporter 
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Christchurch,NZ GT40: Building scratc
Posts: 1,377
Rep Power: 20 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
Chris, confirming my recent email. Please put me down for a set. Thanks. | |
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05-21-05, 04:25 PM
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| | Bill D I Have No Life
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camarillo, CA
Posts: 2,381
Rep Power: 34 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
Chris-
I sent you an email re: this subject. But now that you have responded on the forum, I'M IN!!! Will they look like the ones pictured above?
Thanks
Bill D | |
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05-22-05, 01:02 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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Rep Power: 5 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
Hi Chris;
Love'em! I will take a set. Please add me to the list as well.
Thanks: Mike | |
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05-22-05, 08:53 AM
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| | Wheels331 Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: CT,USA GT40: Recovering from the RF screwing
Posts: 114
Rep Power: 5 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
I need A set to. Wheels | |
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05-22-05, 09:29 AM
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| | iraceone 4 Tenths
Join Date: Aug 2002 GT40: Tulsa,OK RF GT40
Posts: 440
Rep Power: 11 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
Here is the original post Bill, gurney weslake .I am not sure if they clear rollers or not, maybe someone that has them already can chime in, or Chris. | |
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05-22-05, 09:44 AM
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| | roaldin 5 Tenths 
Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia GT40: RF
Posts: 551
Rep Power: 12 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
I have rollers under the above-mentioned rocker covers. The covers fitted with some machining.
Tim. | |
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05-22-05, 10:13 AM
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| | JIMMYMAC Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Scotland
Posts: 881
Rep Power: 15 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
I also have rollers/girdles and machined quite a bit out from the insides. I also linished and milled the externals.
Chris supplies these covers in the original sand cast finish for painting, as were the prototypes.
As sold, in my opinion they are of excellent quality for the money.
Nice job Chris. | |
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05-22-05, 10:25 AM
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| | 6 Tenths
Join Date: Dec 2002 GT40: USA
Posts: 679
Rep Power: 15 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
I am also interested in a set or two !
look great !
my exhaust is already tight, but it looks like it would work . | |
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05-22-05, 02:48 PM
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| | arm7419 Rookie
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sedona GT40: RF #78
Posts: 69
Rep Power: 6 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
I had a set and sold them as they didn't fit over my rollers. | 
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05-23-05, 02:24 PM
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| | Bill D I Have No Life
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camarillo, CA
Posts: 2,381
Rep Power: 34 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
Could you double stack the gaskets? | |
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05-23-05, 03:16 PM
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| | Russ Noble Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Christchurch,NZ GT40: Building scratc
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Rep Power: 20 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
Yes, I've done that 100% successfully with my TR7V8.
Regards | |
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05-25-05, 10:06 PM
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| | Rookie
Join Date: Jan 2005 GT40: MA. USA
Posts: 30
Rep Power: 4 | Re: Replicas of Gurney-Westlake Valve Covers
Chis im in for a set as i said in earlier email thanks Bob | |
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