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Originally Posted by Palf70Step
I was wondering if any one has a possible fix. I have factory A/V on my 70, but I also have a set of Original Micky Thompson Valve covers I'd like to use. However, they are a little taller than factory and the one A/C bracket won't clear it. Anyone figured out how to get a bracket that is taller or am I stuck with factory style valve covers?
I really don't want to go pancake style cause I already have all the new stuff in the factory style.
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It has been a while (ten plus years) since I did it but I put factory AC in my truck that didn't come from the factory with AC. After I did all the work to make the firewall right, I figured the factory brackets I bought off the parts list here would be a breeze since I was running factory valve covers, factory exhaust manifolds, and a factory style AC compressor.
Nope.
The "slide" bracket you got circled that goes over the valve cover wasn't hitting the valve cover but it was too long. I think the issue for me was a non-factory intake so the end that goes past the bracket on the intake was hitting the aftermarket intake.
Really long story short, I simply made another one. I think if you took some flat stock and played around with it some you could come up with an angle that will work with a higher valve cover under it.
You'll note the GM person that figured it out the first time did a little grinding himself - or herself - to clearance the high side of the valve cover as there is a little indent in the factory piece.
Squirt it with a little semi-gloss black when you're done to match the factory brackets and nobody has to be wiser that you fabbed it yourself.