Pacific coast Datsun Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Allright all you Datsun heads it's time to show off your L series valve covers. Any condition at all it doesnt matter & if you'd like to share how you got it to look like it does go for it. Ill start with a few of mine... this one is in my 620..i wet sanded it down with 1500 & did a quick hand polish then shot a few coats of color..let it cure then wet sanded through in a few spots then shot 2 coats of clear. I was going for the "rough" look... this one is on the boat. I wet sanded it with 1000, 1500 then 2000 then used a small buffing wheel on the drill & brown rouge to buff it out followed by Mothers polish by hand. Then hand painted the blue around the letters... & this one was on the 620. I had it chrome plated in Tijuana mex for under $100 US bux... Look forward to seeing what you guys post up :thumbup: 2 Quote Link to comment
datson4life Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Gotta love tj, get all my polishing done there 1 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Here was mine on my first L-series rebuild many moons ago :) Quote Link to comment
KlassicMotion Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I so wanted to run the finned valve cover, but with the new Nissan engine mounts, and the L20B, the finned valve cover hits the hood. So I'm running the original '71 cover. No, the battery straps are not permanent!! :P Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I so wanted to run the finned valve cover, but with the new Nissan engine mounts, and the L20B, the finned valve cover hits the hood. So I'm running the original '71 cover. No, the battery straps are not permanent!! :P I have an L20b and finned cover... nothing hits. Just_Joel is the same. Quote Link to comment
KlassicMotion Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I have an L20b and finned cover... nothing hits. Just_Joel is the same. I've heard I'm different.... I mean I've heard my car may be a special case. I don't know why, but it does hit the hood. The non-finned cover just barely clears. What engine mounts are you using? Mine are brand new Nissan units. I'm suspecting used mounts might be compressed enough to avoid this issue.... Quote Link to comment
Docsis510 Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Heres mine... nothing fancy just black wrinkle paint with semi polished datsun letters.. 1 Quote Link to comment
KlassicMotion Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Which radiator is that ^^? Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 They are old mounts, but nowhere near end-of-life on the rubber. I'm not even close to hitting the hood so I'd suspect new mounts wouldn't change much. I know Draynors was having issues fitting as well. Shits weird I guess. 1 Quote Link to comment
Royal Sierra Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I had a polish finned cover on my first 521. i have sourced another. Just waiting on oics Quote Link to comment
freetheoranges Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 What paint are you fella's using to paint by hand between/ around the letters? Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 i use 10w 30... high temp 1 Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted March 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 What paint are you fella's using to paint by hand between/ around the letters? I used Testors model paint & a special brush thats flat on the bottom. 1 Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I bet there would be a lot of valve covers in the Post Your Engine Bay thread... http://community.ratsun.net/topic/43783-post-your-engine-bays/ Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 :poop: i have a hood with a bump that might clear the pint 1 Quote Link to comment
JoeCool Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Heres mine... nothing fancy just black wrinkle paint with semi polished datsun letters.. Where did you get the cool looking Datsun wire loom? Quote Link to comment
RatVonDude Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Where did you get the cool looking Datsun wire loom?[/quot that little black and chrome air filter poking out from valve cover? My mechanic friend says its not necessary , however I think it is a good idea. ??? Quote Link to comment
jalen Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 We also have a valve cover thread, it was started by me years back 1 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 What's with this "we" shit jalen 1 Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 What's with this "we" shit jalen He's french I think the 1600 valve covers are the best looking stock L series valve cover ever made. They have such class to them due to the font and extra lines. I wish they made an L6 valve cover in the same style :-/. I'm hoping to pick up a kakimoto valve cover while in Japan. If I cant maybe I'll do an art themed cover. This is mine atm. 1 Quote Link to comment
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