While looking at my head, I though it would be cool to be able to see the nice roller rockers people install on them.
The covers would have to have some kind of coating on them so that the oil will not stick to it so that when you park, the oil will drip down and then you can see the top of the head.

 

I thought of that a while ago. I never said anything. Didn't want to be flamed or wasn't sure if there was a material that would withstand the heat.

 

They have composite valve covers already on the market for the LT1 and LT4, they just need to make it transparent.

 

I saw (I can't remember where) a set of valve covers with a "sight window" installed in the top of it so you could see the rockers. Someone cut a window out of the top of a stock valve cover, then just took a thick piece of plexi or something (I don't think it was glass) and bolted it to cover the hole. It was pretty cool.

What'd be even cooler is cutting the top off of a pair of Edelbrock valve covers and cutting a piece of plastic to match, then bolt it back on...

Hmmmm....

S.

 

Hey Steve,
how's the turbo setup coming along?
I don't know if you know RJ with the Black C4 Vette, he is doing a single turbo install on his ride.

 

I saw an ad for something like that in the back of Chevy High Performance a long time ago

 

there was photos of valve covers with window in them in hot rod about 4 years a go or so

 

Saw transparent valve covers on a 92 lumina with a SB in it on hot rod TV about 4 years ago.....

 

very interesting

i have often thought about this myself

 

I have seen some transparent covers before...They were for perimeter valve covers. They were kind of like scauffiel said, they had like a transparent window on them...
Speaking of this has anyone seen one of those transparent distributor caps on before? I thought this would be a cool idea, but I have never seen one before on the small GM distributors like alot of us have.

 

The clear valve covers have been out since the 60's. They don't make them any more because they don't last very long. Same goes with the clear distributor caps, even though they still make them.

My dad told me that you would see them on lots of custom rods back in the day. Mainly the ones that didn't see much driving time. Hell, you used to be able to get a transparent cowl hood for some cars.

 

What about.......Transparent Aluminum? Now that would be the schitt.
Actually, I have an entirely transparent aluminum motor in my car,


Pretty amazing isn't it?
(I watch too much Star Trek)

 

hey im about to get one of those!! but then im gonna replace it with a new 350 soon after that.

 

The COmpany that did the Transparent window in the valve covers was called CROSSFIRE. they also made the HEI dist. cap that ran the plug wires in a nice order on the same side of the motor. etc.

Well they are no longer in Buss. They were about 5minutes from my house here in ohio.

Zeph. a valve cover with a window would be easy to make. The down side is the Oil is gona stain the acrylic or plexi you use over time and start to look like hell.

 

until it blows out like stuart's rear hatch!

 

has anyone else thought of the fact that with the oil bein sloshed around u wont see anything but brown fluid. even with the oild deflectors it doesnt work well u still get thta splash just not as bad or direct without it. good i dea just dont htink it would be worth it

 

It's in the air right now. I'm looking at a move and stuff so... We'll see. I'm not sure I want to bolt it up to my 460 HP 383 - if I destroy it, then I ain't goin' nowheres. BUT I don't feel like throwing money at another engine.

Like I said, it's up in the air. I'm just trying to get my ride ready for the Giant's Square deal in September. It'd be nice to get her out to be seen ONCE this season.

S.

 

I would like to get my ride going as well. Missed last season and now I am missing this season. Strange.