Valve Cover Question

[dcdoc45]

Put that Ford in your Golf Cart!!!!

[smallblock450sl]

Originally Posted by Mike Mac

Doc, I polished mine, generator end covers as well!

Before and after!

That is engine porn, eye candy Mike

[smallblock450sl]

Originally Posted by rivertime

I polish a lot of boat parts. I use Tripoli compound with a high speed buffing wheel on aluminum. Like Mike Mac said, your best bet is to use a bench grinder. It works with any high speed wheel, but the bench grinder works best. You can buy the buffing wheels for a hand held angle grinder or dremel (although it takes a while with a dremel). Whatever method you choose, you need the wheel speed though. A drill might work, but it's gonna take quite a while. If there's a lot of corrosion or other build-up on it, sometimes you have to sand it first.

Here's a link. You can buy the stuff all over though. If you've got a Harbor Freight near you they have it for sure.

http://www.ecrater.com/p/1108224/525...shing-compound

Pretty much just the block, alternator and oil pan are the only things not polished aluminum. Although I'll admit since this picture I've gone to Jethot ceramic coatings. Much easier to maintain.

I'm a Chevy guy, but a tricked out Ford or Hemi still are very cool in my eye's

[rivertime]

Stock Ford D1VE block from 1976. It's been bored twice. Once to .030" over. Beat on it mercilessly for 9 years and ran countless bottles of nitrous through it.

The one pictured is after a freshen up last year. Bored to .040" over. Stepped up the nitrous from 150 to 200 hp and the compression from 9.5 to 10.5 and running it on 91 octane pump gas.

Still running the original stock cast crank turned .020" under. Stock rods too. After 9 years of pounding on it all the bottom end needed was a crank polish and some new bearings.

I like all brands and have owned most of them. Gotta say though, the old BBF is one tough mill.

I think the cart would need some serious beefing up. It weighs almost 800 lbs.

Wish I knew how to photoshop.