| Author | Message | ||
     Phelan |
I wanted a different shape than most cuts. I always liked the S&S cam covers; I think they look beefy and muscular. But I don't want to pay $500 for one. So I gave mine a similar angle cut at the rear. I may try and play with the contours on the face as well but there isn't a lot of material to do so.  | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
I like! | ||
| Phelan |
Thanks Jeremy! | ||
| V74 |
That's exactly what I'm thinking of doing to mine.how did you cut it and how long did it take ? | ||
| Kalali |
Looks like it came out of the factory like that... Well done. | ||
| Fxdrydr |
Nice! | ||
| Phelan |
I already had mine off so it took about 5 mins on the band saw and a few more with a belt sander. | ||
| S1owner |
Looks nice make sure you look for any holes in the bottom some have a plugged hole from factory milling that will need plugged again. Here is mine I did it in place still have a little finish work to do  | ||
| Phelan |
Yeah I do have a hole I need to plug. I'll get that done though  . | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
The later covers lack the hole, don't they? | ||
| Phelan |
Yeah, my understanding is that only '91-'99 have the hole that needs plugged, but I could be mistaken. | ||
| Purpony |
looking good Ross- My 99 did NOT have a hole. | ||
| Phelan |
Thanks Marc; and that's interesting and good to know about the '99 covers. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
I'm pretty sure my cover won't have a hole. We'll see when I get it back. | ||
| Oopezoo |
Can someone take a pic of this "hole" that needs plugged? I was staring at the cam cover from my '98 S1 (currently sitting on my work bench), and I can't seem to see any place that would breach inside the housing if I would cut it like the pics above. Just curious if I'm missing something or if mine is new enough not to have it? Is it the hole I see in the 2nd pic above, just to the left of the wrenches? If so, my '98 doesn't have that. | ||
| S1owner |
Yes thats the hole | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
My understanding is that on older models there was an oiling track that could utilize that port but it was covered with a knockout that gets city off during the cover trimming process. The result is a hole that most tap and screw a bolt into. The cover was updated rather than using the older cover. If I'm all wet, my apologies. | ||
| Buelliedan |
you are correct FT. If you send your cover to NRHS for the cutdown svc we take care of the hole if needed by drilling and tapping it and then including the proper size bolt. |
