cool valve covers

These wouuld look great on a T1...if they don't leak
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=541599

WOW ! If any valve covers could be worth a buck eighty a pair, those are surely the ones ! ! !

The only problem being, bringing myself to drill holes in them for the breather hoses. :(

Don't ! ! ! Put the breathers in the head. Drill into the lip area that surrounds the rockers. Easy Peasy.

I have used a set of these for about 4 years. When they first came out they were a lot more money than $180. Greg has a good price on them compared to the originator of these.... They don't leak if installed correctly, and that calls for seals on the mounting nuts/shafts, and the shaft seals are a bit difficult to keep in good order when doing valve adjustments on schedule. One other point, the valve covers will not work with 1.4:1 autocraft roller lifter rocker shafts, they are not high enough to clear the rocker arms. Some other high lift rockers would also be suspect in my mind...

I have a set too, WITH holes drilled for breathers. They were on in '08 Carlisle. Got them from Larry Jowdy who was distributing them for Greg Leach at Vintage Spyders.

I have been installing these valve cover's on and off on one of greg's off road motor's for the last 5 month's doing some head change's .And fixing his lead foot problem's .No leak's no rocker clearance problem's . I'm using a set of CB 1.5 rocker's on my motor no problem's with the cover's.

ROLAND

Roland, I have 1.5:1 Pauter roller-rockers. No leaks, no clearance problems either. Forgot to say that in the previous post. I did have to redo the attachment, Pauter uses a special rocker stud, 10mm on the head side and 3/8"-24 on the rocker side. I ended up using fine thread hexcap bolts.

DANIEL,
good info I was going use a set of those rocker's on my new motor.

THANK'S ROLAND