Any one interested in aluminum valve/tappet covers?

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Still very interested. Give us a ball park, hi/lo figure. Thanks, Bob

super651

Grim, Please put a set down for me for my Turbocharged 262 in the 46.

Hudsonly Rudy Bennett

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AWESOME!!! When are they gonna be avaialble for retail sales?

GrimGreaser

On the engine for comparison. Don't mind the filth...

MikeWA

Just an idea, because I know we're a bunch of cheapskates- How about two versions- one with HUDSON on the front cover, and one just the same as the rear, without the breather? Would be less money, and might bring it down to a more acceptable price for the more Scottish among us.

hudsonguy

I'm sure GG will chime in, but all a third cover would do is take slightly less time on the CNC, and require keeping track of three rather than two different designs. Same amount of stock material, etc., so I doubt it would change the total cost much. But I guess, this isn't my business, or call.



What I was wondering is what will the lack of internal baffling do (or not do)? I'm sure those Hudson engineers had a reason for each internal surface, which would not be included in the above billet cover. Just curious if anyone has any ideas on this?

Jim Kilday

Bring on the covers for the splasher engines.

GrimGreaser

Alright, got the 'Hudson' cover cut, as you can see below.



Now, about pricing... Looks like for a pair of plain covers, one with a breather hole and one without it'll be $650-700 with at least 12 orders. The 'Hudson' cover itself will be around $600, again with at least 12 orders. The plain covers take about 30-40 minutes to cut, the 'Hudson' cover took close to 3 hours. Just to give you an idea about the machine time and the price difference. Now, if I haven't scared too many of you off, let me know if you're still interested, either here or through private messages.



I will be gone on a fishing trip from this Saturday thru the 24-25th, so details, and firm pricing, will be worked out after that.



Seeing how much the Hudson cover is, and also considering Chrysler getting a bug in their ass about using 'Hudson', I've also made a cover with simply '308' and '262'. I just made these yesterday, I don't have a price, but it will be less than the full 'Hudson' cover.



If folks want other covers, I will need a physical example to take measurements from. But first, we'll see how all this works out.

ivanz62

As one interested in having these for function--improved sealing and ease of access to check valve clearance more often than a road car--I don't need to have it say "Hudson" or anything else on the covers. I think you should investigate the cost of a larger production--maybe 100 pairs--without the extended machine time and see what you could offer. $600-700 is supposed to buy a cylinder head!

GrimGreaser

I certainly understand the sticker shock, that's why I held off on a naming a price and asked what folks thought they would be willing to pay. But for the time being unless there is a HUGE demand, this is going to be a small time operation. I'm not looking to gouge, but I would like to get a little profit here and make it worth it to my friend. I think these turned out pretty slick. And like I said, after I get back I'll see what I can do and have a firmer price.



But you raise a good point Ivan, I'll see what a simple no frills, flat plate tappet cover will run.



In the meantime, the more interest, the better the price gets. If your looking for simply function, let me know guys. The simpler covers will certainly be cheaper. Get 'em anodized and they'll still be really nice.