Clear valve covers?

[Boss1Ray]

These are for a FE but they are crazy! Interesting maybe for troubleshooting ? Really different.

Remember the old visible engine models????


Ray

 

[nailpounder]

very cool i had a visible v 8 as a kid i seized it

 

[EBSTANG]

These are for a FE but they are crazy! Interesting maybe for troubleshooting ? Really different.

Remember the old visible engine models????

+1

 

[MotoArts]

Visible V8: I had one, too. I don't remember finishing it to a functional piece.



Looks like the FE guy forgot to put oil in the pan... I always seem to get a lot more oil splash when setting valves at idle than this one shows at any RPM!

Looks like someone has access to some fancy schmancy lexan ovens/molds and maybe CNC/laser/waterjet for the rails.

Neat stuff, I like it!

 

[Boss1Ray]

This link has more info on this guy's project. He built his own vacuform setup.

http://fepower.net/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=1036.15

Ray

 

[turtle5353]

My son and I worked on a visible inline 4 banger model. I think it was souvenir from a museum. His aunt bought it for him for X-mas. It was pretty cool. It ran on a battery and even had little lights for spark plugs. We kept having trouble with the cheap timing belt twisting and coming off. But it was still pretty cool.

 

[SteveO_71]

Very cool looking, especially with the lights. I was expecting to see more oil spraying around inside though. Wouldnt the inside get all coated with oil after running a while?

 

[will e]

I wanted the visible v8 but all the toy store had was a Wankel Rotory. It was still fun. I had dreams of putting it into a model car but was made for that. The gear shift on the transmission was the on/off. It also had a light for the spark plug.

 

[Mister 4x4]

Very cool looking, especially with the lights. I was expecting to see more oil spraying around inside though. Wouldnt the inside get all coated with oil after running a while?

My sentiments exactly. A trend that didn't catch on in the four-wheelin' world was clear differential covers. Between all the mud and rock bashing on the outside, along with the build-up on the inside, it was a short-lived deal.