Section : Engine

Engine, cooling system, fuel system, exhaust system.

Alloy Rocker covers on MK2 and MK3

Posted By : Garth Jupp, 04-Feb-2004, 03:10pm

Has anybody fitted a fined aluminium rocker cover to a MK2 or MK1 GT6, I know they won't fit MK3's I am not sure if there is more underbonnet clearance on the earlier models, or is it an optical illusion due to the fact that the bulges are not so wide on the earlier models.

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Alloy Rocker covers on MK2 and MK3

Posted By : Graham Reeks, 04-Feb-2004, 04:00pm

I've certainly seen them on Mk3s, but carefully tapered to fit.
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  Posted By : Colin Lindsay, 15-Feb-2004, 11:23am
  
  I have a Mk1 Gt6 and I assure you my bulge is as wide as anybodys... even on a cold day! However if you look at the photo of my pair (cars that is), you can see the lower profile of the Mk3 compared to the Mk1.. the bonnet appears to sit higher so the problem might just be caused by the downward slope of the bonnet at the front, not by the width of the bulge! The Mk3 bonnet is so low that even a hose clip upside down can cause a dent, so it gives some idea of how little room there is under there at the best of times.
  
  Alloy Rocker covers on MK2 and MK3
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    Posted By : Geoffrey Griffiths, 12-May-2004, 02:34pm
    
    I have fitted a club alloy rocker cover to my Mk 1.
    Yes; there was interference with the bonnet bulge and Yes it was dented. I ended up removing the cooling fins from the front end. I took the removal of the fins about 4" back tapering to nil at the front edge and also had to remove some metal from the non finned part. Part of the problem is that the rocker cover centre line and the bonnet centre line are offset... the rocker cover lies to the left of the bonnet CL. This reduces further any available clearance. SAH used to supply an alloy rocker cover but they used to taper both ends presumably because of this problem.
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      Posted By : Peter Morrison, 26-Aug-2004, 11:24pm
      
      Wish I'd read this before paying out for a second hand alloy rocker cover on eBAY - tried fitting it to my Mk3 and 1) It snags the rockers themselves, and 2) yep, hit the bonnet when closed. Lovely item, watch for it on eBAY soon!