rocker cover question

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:26 pm

on a 1.6 engine is there any rocker cover that you dont have to cut the cam wheel covers off i cant seem to find one all the front wheel drive cam covers have the cas or dizzy on the wrong side

poison · Post by **poison** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:09 am

Yeah an MX5 one, what is your question?

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:16 pm

i dont want to cut cthe cam gear cover off if i can find another

nevermind i guess il have to pull out the die grinder

Post by **jif** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:40 pm

hi - not quite sure what you want to accomplish, but if you mean a factory rocker cover with the cam gears exposed there's none that I know of unfortunately.

The carmakers , I believe, have the cam gears covered to keep out debris, hair and lawsuits!

mazline · Post by **mazline** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:13 am

If it turns to custard we can do second hand rocker covers for $75+gst

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:08 pm

i mean like the older model 323s withe plastic cam covers. have adjustable cam gears and want to show them off guess ill have to pull out the air hacksaw and die grinder then

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:38 pm

Take a wander around Pick a part. They generally have a few old 323/Familias. You might find one that will do the job.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:06 pm

yeah given it a go.
dizzy is on wrong side to the mx5 cam angle sensor
i guess ill just hack my original one
thanks anyway

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:59 pm

Although exposing the cam wheels adds some "bling" factor you do have to be careful with stones etc flicking up off the road and getting in between the belt and the wheel.
This can cause the belt to jump a tooth or to come off completely.
This happened to a frind of mine some time ago.
He had a racing Mini with the Twin Cam head from England. He not only stuffed the engine he distroyed the head as well.

last_resort14 · Post by **last_resort14** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:06 pm

yea, but the b6 motors are non-interference motors, so if they break you just line everything back up and slip a new belt on.

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:12 am

last_resort14 wrote:yea, but the b6 motors are non-interference motors, so if they break you just line everything back up and slip a new belt on.

I realise you won't do much damage...but would be a pain in the ar$3 if it happened while you are out miles from home with no cell phone coverage!

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:19 pm

ok i found one and if anyone wants to know its off, a ford capri convertible twin cam thought that was wierd, and it doesnt even say ford on it
lucky trip to pick-a-part i guess

$7 cant beat that

has vent tube at the back so i need to move the coil packs but thats no biggie.

so, theres a rocker cover if you want to get your "phat camz" out without cutting your rocker cover up

actually looked pretty good when i sat it on there. i will put a pic up when i sort out some plumbing for the vents and polish it up.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:16 pm

ok so here is the finished product

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:01 pm

Looks good. I picked up an early cam cover off a 1.8 Astina and after cleaning it up have given it a coat of wrinkle red.

After pulling about a quarter of a kilo of stone chips out of my sump guard after Targa Bambina, I will be fitting the early plastic pulley cover as well. This gives easy access to the pulleys without having to remove the cam cover. It is actually all part of a series of developments which includes a coolant reroute. The early pulley cover will only fit if you get rid of the water outlet/thermostat housing at the front of the engine. But that is a whole other story.

I have a pic showing it on the bench with Toyota COPS in place, waiting to go on the head but can't seem to post attachments at the moment.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:49 pm

i also have the plastic cam cover i was planning on trimming it to fit arround the thermostat pipe my new cam belt etc is going on on saturday so ill take the cam gears off and fit the backing plate while im at it the new setup should make things abit easier

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:58 am

Lets see if this works. Pic is of the Astina cam cover with the Toyota coils sitting in place.