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  • Title: Xavier's 1964 Goat
  • Description: He has a nice 64 Goat. The first Year of the Goat. Take a gander at his stuff.
  • Owner: Gallery Administrator

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Xavier's 1964 Goat

  • Well, all the valve covers start out like this. They are as near an exact copy of the OEM units as you can get. Yet is some subtle areas they are modified.

    • Well, all the valve covers start out like this. They are as…
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  • Lets face it. Not many motors are built anymore to just go down to the store to get groceries. Now most engines built sitll can do that but there are differences.

    • Lets face it. Not many motors are built anymore to just go…
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  • One of those is the height of the the valve cover. Most performance camshafts need special rocker arm locks. More area is needed to fit them under the cover.

    • One of those is the height of the the valve cover. Most per…
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  • Yet, when you modify something it is nice to keep the overall view close to the same. In most instances it is quite easy to trick the mind into thinking there is not one bit of difference.

    • Yet, when you modify something it is nice to keep the overal…
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  • One of the ways is just to make the whole thing larger. Each and every dimension a bit larger. Not many eyes are calibrated at the 1/4 inch level.

    • One of the ways is just to make the whole thing larger. Eac…
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  • Then you have to decide if you are gonna make them look as ugly as the Originals. That was a hard decision. Did I want my valve covers to look like they had Orange Peel Texture?

    • Then you have to decide if you are gonna make them look as u…
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  • No. To hell with that commercial chrome look. Hard Chrome some people call it. Well, if it ain't no good for a Harley then it ain't no good for a Pontiac Goat

    • No. To hell with that commercial chrome look. Hard Chrome…
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  • I some times wonder why they put a pent roof on the end of the valve covers. Someone out there needs to e-mail me and tell me why. It must be the trivia question from hell.

    • I some times wonder why they put a pent roof on the end of t…
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  • When they are thru the Tripple Chrome Plating process they just look stellar. The chrome is just dripping off the valve covers. Makes me want to go get the shaver and start getting rid of my mustache.

    • When they are thru the Tripple Chrome Plating process they j…
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