351W-427 valve cover adapters available soon!

[SuperHart]

I too recently placed an order with Turk Mfg. for a set of adapters and was refunded when Mark sadly told me that the project was shelved because their adapters would not allow the FE cover to clear roller rockers. This was because their adapters were aligning the FE cover with the center upper valve cover bolt of the small block cover, therefore not allowing enough clearance at the pushrod end of the roller rocker.

Since talking with Mark I was determined to make this thing work since I believed that the concept was valid. I called the man who built my car here in NJ and ran the idea past him. Last week he called me back and said that he had a prototype for an adapter prepared and that it would definitely allow the FE cover to clear small block roller rockers. Also, he said that the adapter would work with either the street type stamped chrome covers or the cast aluminum LeMans type covers. He is currently making final preparations on the prototype and plans to have 20 pair CNC cut within a very short time. The adapter will be 3/8" thick aluminum plate and will be supplied with all necessary installation hardware except valve cover gaskets which can be easily obtained. We do not have any idea at the moment what the price will be but I would venture a safe guess that the price will be under $125 per pair plus shipping. As of today we are pricing aluminum plate and arranging a project cost with the machinist. It shouldn't be long before the finished product is available.

I hope I am not stepping on anyone's toes or causing problems by posting this but I thought perhaps that if there was enough interest in this product I might be able to help cobra owners obtain what they want. If anyone has any further interest please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to keep everyone informed.