BANDIDO79

I have a complete LQ9 that im gonna carb, now is an aftermarket valley plate required like the Edelbrock one or can I use the original valley cover?

3pedals

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use the stock one

Slick68

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I made my own out of 1/4" aluminum plate. I still have an extra piece just big enough to make another if you're interested.

ZONES89RS

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Yep, I use stock ones. Made my own before.

Outlaw666

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stock for me

LS1MCSS

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I used 1/4" Diamond Plate aluminum.

BANDIDO79

thanks.. the Diamond plate alum and the 1/4" plate both look really nice. but since I do have the origal im gonna just paint it and use it.. In another note thanks for posting pictures, its giving me Ideas on ways to mount the coils.. SLICK68 if those are the coils I bet you can throw people off by making them think its a sbc since they look like a distributor.. I also like LS1MCSS idea, with a carb hat or in my case a Shaker people can think the plug wires are comming from a distributor...

Slick68

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With the intake carb and breather on, it does look a bit similar to a dist. sitting back there. It'll be interesting going places and hearing what people say about it.




LS1MCSS, that diamond plate looks pretty tough.

BANDIDO79

did you make your own braket for the coils.. if so do you have any pictures of it?

wildcamaro

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Slick68 that engine bay is a work of art! Very clean and those valve covers are bar none the best looking on an ls1! Great work!

Slick68

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Yeah, I made my own brackets. Here's a few random shots.









Thanks! I tried smoothing off a set of stock covers, but it just didn't give me the look I wanted. I finally broke down and bought these and couldn't be happier.

3pedals

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I like your coil brackets! Very nice

alexcanaris

Hey SLICK 68 I love those brackets for the coils , but at the end you said you gave up and bought these. What did you mean bought? If ya did buy them from who.

ZONES89RS

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Also if the deletion of the holes is required for you, the newer covers stock have no provision. Not sure how simple to cut and mod or if need at all to make it fit for the rear oils pressure area.

BANDIDO79

thnaks for the bracket images.. I might try to do my own..

Slick68

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Thanks.

I was replying to wildcamaro about my valve covers. I first bought used stock valve covers and smoothed them off hoping to save some money, but I finally gave up on that idea and bought the CHEVROLET script valve covers. The coil brackets I made myself.

Here's how the smoothed stock covers looked.



Your welcome.

ZONES89RS

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Pretty nice.