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The Cars => 1968 Shelby GT350/500/500KR => Topic started by: mr68shelby on January 26, 2018, 09:20:50 PM

Title: 1968 GT500 Valve Cover Gaskets
Post by: mr68shelby on January 26, 2018, 09:20:50 PM
What is the correct color to paint the edges of the valve cover gaskets? Mike. #872
Title: Re: 1968 GT500 Valve Cover Gaskets
Post by: Bob Gaines on January 26, 2018, 10:22:36 PM
Quote from: mr68shelby on January 26, 2018, 09:20:50 PM
What is the correct color to paint the edges of the valve cover gaskets? Mike. #872
The GT500 valve cover was cork and was covered with a silver color sealer. Aluma blast non smudge aluminum paint that Eastwood sells works great. Don't forget the the triangle shaped tabs that were on the factory gaskets. Modern gaskets typically don't have the tabs  (they were for the cutouts in the factory sheetmetal valve covers ) or don't have enough you may have to make some out of extra cork and glue them on to complete the look. All should be silver.
Title: Re: 1968 GT500 Valve Cover Gaskets
Post by: mr68shelby on January 27, 2018, 10:59:37 AM
Thanks!