serum114 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Is it possible to "Shave" (Remove) the letters on an L-Seriese valve cover? I don't recall ever seeing one so I'm guessing it's not possible? Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 I prefer waxing. Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Why not? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 There were several types,three for sure not counting the 1300 OHC and 1400 OHC in foreign markets. DATSUN 1600 OHC some had fins all the way to the front, some didn't. The oil fill hole was not threaded DATSUN OHC threaded oil fill hole, fins not to front NISSAN OHC threaded oil fill hole, fins not to front. (I think I have one of these) Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Anythings possible with a grinder & patience ! personally i think the L series valve cover is one of the best looking ever made :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
john510 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 There were several types,three for sure not counting the 1300 OHC and 1400 OHC in foreign markets. DATSUN 1600 OHC some had fins all the way to the front, some didn't. The oil fill hole was not threaded DATSUN OHC threaded oil fill hole, fins not to front NISSAN OHC threaded oil fill hole, fins not to front. (I think I have one of these) There must be 4,i have one with a threaded oil cap says Datsun 1600 OHC 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Good to know. Mike Klots was milling one to get a threaded cap on or to convert to the 1/2 twist on type, forget. Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Good to know. Mike Klots was milling one to get a threaded cap on or to convert to the 1/2 twist on type, forget. Ray had this done too. I'd be interested in that mod, if Mike starts doing them in bulk. Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 It's just aluminum. Wouldn't be hard to shave at all. I recently shaved a kae valve cover. I used a grinder with a flap wheel on it, went decently quick but slow enough it was controllable so I didn't go overboard. Ignore the jb weld. I started by trying to use a cut off wheel and gouged the crap out of it. Switched to flap wheel and it went great. Originally it was fully finned like this one. 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 I have milled off the letters before in a knee mill. Not hard to get right. But that was so I could attach a Rebello Racing nameplate to a racing engine. Personally, I like the look of the stock lettering. There is at least one more variant, the Nissan 2000 OHC lettering. Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 You need to go back over that with a block and get it perfectly flat, that would be badass! Looks pretty decent right there, but that little bit extra, if you have the patience and it's not on an ugly-betty type car. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 I plan to block it down fairly smooth. I'm not planning on polishing it so I don't need it perfect, but I do plan to paint a design on it, so I want a nice clean canvas. Once I'm done, I will sand "Nissan" back off so it's bare metal. Quote Link to comment
serum114 Posted December 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 I have milled off the letters before in a knee mill. Not hard to get right. But that was so I could attach a Rebello Racing nameplate to a racing engine. Personally, I like the look of the stock lettering. There is at least one more variant, the Nissan 2000 OHC lettering. That's great to hear that it wasn't much trouble! To your point about putting a name plate in that spot, I do see that it may look like something is missing if I remove the type without replacing it with something else. My original concern was; im thinking of doing a metallic flake powder coat on a valvecover and that the nissan/datsun type may look strange with the amount of flake I'm considering. Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Paint it. You'll probably like it Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Depending on color paint as you like and then buff the paint off the fins and lettering and paint them a contrasting or complimenting color. I like them as is too. Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 I shaved a Yota cover and painted with wrinkle paint 1 Quote Link to comment
serum114 Posted December 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 That looks great! I like the gold washers and acorns too! Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 That does look nice. Very classic. Quote Link to comment
Boxcar Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Yes it can be done .Its best to mill it. I have done several over the years . I'm lucky enough to be one of those guys with a machine shop. Quote Link to comment
rayven14 Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 Hey,what type of pain did you use for that textured look? Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 It's called wrinkle finish. They sell it at O'Reillys Quote Link to comment
G-Duax Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 A powder coating shop can do wrinkle, that's the way I went. Here is the cover for my L18 big bore build: Quote Link to comment
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