TR2/3/3A TR3 Valve Cover

[Twosheds]

OOOO! AAAAH!

Not mine. Delivered here for a friend.

Nice, though.

 

[tinman58]

I have one on my TR3. Looks great, All the old Motor Heads think it came off a ford 312! ??????

 

[TR4nut]

And one is going on mine. The finish on it is beautiful I think. I'm going to fab up some studs for it soon because the stock ones seems too short - haven't fitted it yet, but does it take a stock gasket? Would like to use Justin's silicone one if I can get away with it.

 

[tinman58]

Yes the stock gasket will work. I am using the silicone one and it works fine. All you have to do for the studs is to cut and weld two bolt (studs) to the right size. or use a die and cut new threads on a piece of round stock.

 

[startech47]

Yup. The same one as on my 55 Ford. Actually had 2.

 

[apbos]

I've seen them with all the fins painted. I like the touch of red as it is an Offy color. I've got a spin-on Oil filter cover that I did the same way.


Paul

 

[Twosheds]

And one is going on mine. The finish on it is beautiful I think. I'm going to fab up some studs for it soon because the stock ones seems too short - haven't fitted it yet, but does it take a stock gasket? Would like to use Justin's silicone one if I can get away with it.

This one came with studs, oil cap, a cool sticker, but no gasket.

Don't know about the gasket. I'll ask the owner if he wants the silicone gasket or stock. Justin will know if his fits.

 

[TR4nut]

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This one came with studs, oil cap, a cool sticker, but no gasket.

Ah, something tells me Macy's garage open for business! I talked with Mark about the cover a while back, and pointed him to an oil cap that fit pretty well - is he giving out an oil cap decal TR-style with it as well?

 

[Twosheds]

Ah, something tells me Macy's garage open for business! I talked with Mark about the cover a while back, and pointed him to an oil cap that fit pretty well - is he giving out an oil cap decal TR-style with it as well?

Nope, the sticker says Offenhauser Equipment.

Cap is a Mr. Gasket. It's kinda dome-shaped, so I don't know if a TR-style cap sticker would lie on it well.

 

[mountainman]

And one is going on mine. The finish on it is beautiful I think. I'm going to fab up some studs for it soon because the stock ones seems too short - haven't fitted it yet, but does it take a stock gasket? Would like to use Justin's silicone one if I can get away with it.

This one came with studs, oil cap, a cool sticker, but no gasket.

Don't know about the gasket. I'll ask the owner if he wants the silicone gasket or stock. Justin will know if his fits.

I used one of his on mine work great also used a chrome oil cap I got for Jet's

 

[mountainman]

What kind of paint would you use on the cover? I have some brake caplier paint would that work with the heat?
Thanks
Greg

 

[apbos]

Red Garnet Powder coat. I think any paint will work as the top of that valve cover should not get so hot as to bubble the paint. If it does you've got a cooling problem.

Paul

 

[alfa33047]

I went over to my buddies machine shop today and he gave me an old valve cover from a 292 V-8 Ford motor. It even had an old valve cover gasket on it. It, the valve cover gasket fits perfectly into my TR-3 valve cover but is twice as thick. The bolt holes are spaced further apart on the Ford valve cover than the TR-3 cover. Does Offenhauser still make auto parts and are the valve covers still available, they sure look cool. Bill C, Mesa, Az.

 

[TR4nut]

Does Offenhauser still make auto parts and are the valve covers still available, they sure look cool.

Yep, they do. I think Mark Macy is selling some through TRA, also Exeter in California has them: valve cover

Looks like Exeter's price has crept up in the past year, they were under $200 about a year ago.

 

[Moseso]

And, this is what one looks like after a few thousand miles of driving the car, instead of sitting around polishing the car.

 

[TR4nut]

Moses-

I like the grime, gives the car the proper TR patina!

Do you know if thats a Mr Gasket cap? The one I bought is more squared off - it fits will but I think the od may be a little bigger and I'm worried about interference with the valve cover nuts.

Randy

 

[Moseso]

I don't remember the brand, Randy... It's the one that Exeter sent me when I bought the whole rig from them. (Had to make my own mounting studs.)

 

[TR4nut]

Thanks Moses-

Exeter must have been cutting corners when I bought mine - no cap came with it.

Randy

 

[Moseso]

No cap "came with" mine, either. They charged me an extra $8.95, or something, for it. It was a telephone order, so we talked about the need to have one -- stock cap doesn't fit, etc. -- so I asked him to send what he had that would fit.

 

[Twosheds]

Moses-

I like the grime, gives the car the proper TR patina!

Do you know if thats a Mr Gasket cap? The one I bought is more squared off - it fits will but I think the od may be a little bigger and I'm worried about interference with the valve cover nuts.

Randy

Randy, Moseso's cap looks similar to the #2061 Mr. Gasket cap that Mark sent.

He sends acorn nuts instead of the cool knobs that Moseso has, though.