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LEWI007
09-10-08, 06:40 PM
Well i dont own a nova anymore, but i want to go to the scrappy and buy one of these headcovers

http://www.cokeeffe.org/images/engine.JPG
Name of that engine ?

and polish it to a mirror like finish :cool:

then when i get a license and another nova ill have a nice headcover to go on.

but a friend of mine said he thinks theyre made if steel (i think ) are they ? or can they be polished all shiney ? :D
Count Vaux Alot
09-10-08, 06:42 PM
it would polish but a mirror finish is questionable given the quality of the metal....
matt_vaughan
09-10-08, 06:44 PM
Yer tried polishing mine. They are quite pitted and quality aint great. Does improve it a little but it aint great.

Tbh its a cover from a 1.2/1.3. Not sure what other engines it comes on if any.
LEWI007
09-10-08, 06:46 PM
Hmm well could you take a pic or something, i just wanna see how it will come up....what metal are they made of ?
Jack
09-10-08, 06:49 PM
Rocker cover.

Can get them on ebay, polished: Clicky (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-NOVA-POLISHED-ALLOY-ROCKER-COVER-CAM-COVER_W0QQitemZ290266118735QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1040 4QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
Adam
09-10-08, 06:49 PM
Alloy
If you get one in good condition you can polish it to a mirror finish if you cba
LEWI007
09-10-08, 06:54 PM
I have time, its just going to be a small project.

So when i go to scrap yard how much do i want to be paying for it ? a tenner ? or what the one one ebay is 44 quid polished
Benn
09-10-08, 06:56 PM
Rocker cover.

Can get them on ebay, polished: Clicky (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-NOVA-POLISHED-ALLOY-ROCKER-COVER-CAM-COVER_W0QQitemZ290266118735QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1040 4QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Pfft.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/sharonsrockercover1.jpg

Took me about 2hours.. More mirror too.
LEWI007
09-10-08, 07:00 PM
thats nice as hell !! :D:D

How much do i want to be paying for one from the scrappy then ?
Jack
09-10-08, 07:02 PM
Yeah, that link was just to demonstrate they COULD be polished :p

I'd look to pay a fiver from a scrappy, depending how tight the yard owner is.
Adam
09-10-08, 07:03 PM
I have a std metal cover if you need one.
PM me if so
LEWI007
09-10-08, 07:04 PM
***EDITED****.....bought some stuff off him before though a loooong time ago but around a fiver is ok with me :D



anymore racism earns you a lifetime sinbin
LEWI007
09-10-08, 07:05 PM
Adam, ive got no paypal or anything atm.....
Benn
09-10-08, 07:15 PM
Hang on pay from a scrappy?
Wtf thats what belts hold in place down ya back..
stevie-p
09-10-08, 07:23 PM
Pfft.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/sharonsrockercover1.jpg

Took me about 2hours.. More mirror too.

could you tell me how you did this as im going to have a crack too cheers
Benn
09-10-08, 07:30 PM
A few grands of sand paper (start 180 and work down to 1000) then a ruff and soft buffing mops and some grey and blue polishing soap..
Spudly
09-10-08, 07:30 PM
Btw, err is that a 1400 SR on 40`s with power steering as its got a PAS reservoir??
Cle
09-10-08, 07:40 PM
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/Cle_555/Rockerchover.jpg

Thats my Rocker cover
stevie-p
09-10-08, 07:41 PM
[quote=Cle]http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/Cle_555/Rockerchover.jpg


thats beautiful how did it start off?
Cle
09-10-08, 07:49 PM
Dunno i bought it like that. im guessing it was just a normal one that someone spent hours making it like as good as it does now lol

i wish i could have said i done it lol
LEWI007
09-10-08, 08:47 PM
Start off on about 400 to remove any imperfections then work your way up through grades until you reach 2000 then polish it like mad with anutosol and a dremel or an attatchment onto a drill :thumb:
Benn
09-10-08, 09:34 PM
You dont really need to do as high as 2000...
LEWI007
09-10-08, 10:06 PM
What can i say, I'm a perfectionist :roll:
Graeme
09-10-08, 10:49 PM
At my local yard the owner is famous for everything being 'alf hundred'. I'm not sure why he can't just say fifty quid but unless you want a lot of stuff its hardly worth going. I'm sure someone on here will sort you one of those rocker covers for next to nothing, no doubt most people have put a fair few of them in the bin, I know I have
sr jack
10-10-08, 04:28 PM
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii74/srjack/26012008114.jpg
this is mine but i think its been dipped in chrome
Jack
10-10-08, 04:42 PM
Dirtiest engine bay ever, and an uber-shiney rocker cover. I like it lol
Southie
10-10-08, 04:47 PM
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii74/srjack/26012008114.jpg

Next... on with the advanced timing cover lol

It looks good thou mate :thumb:
this is mine but i think its been dipped in chrome[/quote]
Pistol Pete
10-10-08, 04:53 PM
lol yeah looks like its been chromed. It also sticks out like white man at a black man convention in that engine bay!
sr jack
10-10-08, 05:12 PM
lol yer its not like this anymore. iv since cleaned and painted it and got a weber card, 1.3 head and inlet.
vaughanmc
10-10-08, 06:29 PM
Where did you buy that cover Cle ?

I think thats the one that used to be on Mark's old GSi Nova (novacabrio)
Cle
10-10-08, 06:46 PM
bought in the parts for sale section bout 2 months ago. bought the Rocker cover, standered inlet for a 1.6 nova and i think a 1.6 gsi or Gte air filter with k&n filter in and a polished bit on it.

will sell the air filter if any interest.