Any certain valve cover fit the P51 better than others?

These would fit. They are Moroso valve covers.

richter69 wrote:just get you some of them Ford Racing deals and grind on um a bit................

I have 3 sets of the ford covers and they all require a different amount of grinding . Some will have to be welded on the out side to work.

Thanks Randy. I take it the grinding is done up near the top? I don't have the covers or the heads handy to look at. Is it because the cover tapers towards the top?

The grinding has to be done at the bottom area . The bolt bosses in the valve cover cause most of the clearance problem along with the changed valve angle of the p-51. Just be sure the valves are closed when checking.

I would say any valve cover that has thick bosses will have to be checked especially the sheet metal type with tubes welded in them. I personally would recommend the ford covers because you can weld the valley (tube) up and grind plenty of clearance and use a short Allen bolt or what ever your choice of fastener is. If you have to remove the lower part of a tube on a sheetmetal cover its going to be weak.

Thanks Randy. I appreciate it.

What Randy said. Seeing where I had to grind you still may have trouble with the sheetmetal covers. FRPP covers you may have to weld on, but they will fit. Cheers Colin.

Thanks guys. I talked to Lem earlier. There are no FRPP covers available at all. FRPP is out of them at the moment. Looks like I'll get a set of the Trick Flows instead. I thought I found a set local but they were the stamped steel variety.

BB429 wrote:

bbf-falcon wrote:Mike Barker(Goin Postal) has these spacers on his engine.They are cheaper than a new set of covers and have a nice touch .imo.

Does anyone know where I can get a set of these spacers?

Biggi

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Very-Nice-Ford-429-460ci-1-1-2-Valve-Cover-Spacers-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5888b91d7dQQitemZ380250955133QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

I am pretty sure Barry R. at Survival sells the spacers also.

I got the spacers off of e-bay a few years ago. I dont remember who the seller was. I still had to grind a little on the spacer to clear a valve spring, but they were cast pretty thick. It wasnt a big deal.

And holy crap , I definately didn't pay as much as that auction is asking, at that point it would be cheaper to get some new polished aluminum tall covers.