who has put valv covers on? i got mine today, how long should it take, and does any body have any pics of how to put new one in?

 

cobra232 had a lot of problems w/ puttin his on if i remember right. thats all i can tell ya. make sure youve got a lot of time to do it.

 

your in for a rude awakening with the BBK covers.

first off don't even try to use the supplied gaskets with the separate steel compressio stops. they are junk. you need 1989 3.8 T-bird Fel-pro blue rubber gaskets with intergral compression stops.

second the covers have no oil baffles and oil will be sucked up through the PCV and kicked out the breather from rocker splash without baffles.

there are mounting bosses cast into the inside of the covers. you must drill them and use a self tapping screw to mount homemade baffles. Coffee can tin works great for baffles.

make the baffles just a hair narrower than the inside of the cover across the bosses and make a lip all the way around pointing away from the rockers. this worked for me.

also the supplied stainless Hex bolts are dead soft and can round out easily leaving you with a bolt stuck in the head so be very carefull using them

all in all i have about 20 hours invested into the covers between mounting them twice and making the baffles.

APC makes Billit aluminum oil filler caps that will work. look for one for a honda as it has the same threads.

here is a pic of mine. you can see the blue gaskets and the APC billet cap

 

http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/ite...p;catkey=74-01
here is what the ones look like i got

 

he cobra, now that you got pics like that now you can update your gallery so when you get nominated for ride of the month everyone can see the beauity

 

cobra232 did you have to remove your maniflod?

 

no offense but those are junk and don't fit the current 3.8. only 85-87 unless the changed them but i believe they are only for the CFI 3.8's

 

just loosened it so i could move it around but removing it allows for better working clearance

 

Just make sure to tourque it properly...

 

well if they dont fit all i have to do is send them back and get my money back. thats the advantage of ordering from a big company