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factorystock · 01-01-2009, 12:11 AM

Were engine displacement valve cover decals 307,350 etc. used on 67-72 trucks? I have seen plenty of air filter decals "keep all GM" and emission decals under the hood, but rarely valve cover decals.

sameyrasmea72 · 01-01-2009, 12:28 AM

This ebay truck was suposed to be all original and it had the invader 400 sticker on the VC

kookykrispy · 01-01-2009, 12:31 AM

Yes, my '72 custom camper is all original and has the original factory emissions/valve cover decal. It is made from steel stamped with the engine family, Cubic inch displacement and date of manufacture.

*chevy29267truck* · 01-01-2009, 12:57 AM

thats nice i will have too find some

ChevLoRay · 01-01-2009, 09:46 AM

Aftermarket parts people have them listed in their catalogs. Some valve covers have a specific location that is visible, others were just attached with some degree of continuity of location...."that's close enough for government work!"

factorystock · 01-01-2009, 03:13 PM

Thanks for the photos, I believe GMC called their engines Invaders. The small silver decal may be year specific, maybe 71-72 only? Sales brochures show the 68-69 engines with gold and black valve cover decals. Can't find anything for 67 and 70. Please post any more original engine photos with valve cover decals.

71 super · 01-01-2009, 03:37 PM

The invader stuff was GMC only. It has been discussed before that the trucks did not get invader --- stickers those were reserved for el camino- sprint engine line and are demonstrated in pictures shown in dealer/restore pack from GM. The metal sticker - emissions - is correct for trucks, more bb came with than sb and the bb also came with a tonawanda team 1 sticker located at the top of right hand valve cover. Other than those 2, I have not found any other stickers that are specific to trucks. In the picture of the ebay truck, I would agree with claims of originality w/ exception of invader sticker.

**special-K** · 01-01-2009, 10:34 PM

I`ve only seen the emmissions and Towanda1 on valve covers.

dgram8 · 01-01-2009, 10:47 PM

I have an all original 1971 gmc lwb big block with the invader 400 stickers on the vavle covers

factorystock · 01-02-2009, 02:33 PM

Went thru some old magazines and found this underhood shot of a new 69 Blazer being tested.Sure wish they took more color photos back then. Shows a 307 decal on the right valve cover.This may be the gold and black decal.Can't tell if there was one on the left side.

68,69 K20 · 01-02-2009, 02:59 PM

When I first got my 68 K20 it still had the original 327 gold and black valve cover decals. They were in poor shape but still there.

67-72trucks · 01-12-2010, 12:46 AM

any one know of a place that make the emissions/valve cover decal? I checked LMC so far...no luck.. I also noticed a decal on top of the heater core box on that underhood shot in this post above. I have never seen a truck with that decal..Thanks

**El Jay** · 01-12-2010, 02:25 AM

Check Brothers.
They have a fair selection of decals & may, or may not, have what you want.

You might also want to check with the Truck Shop & H & H Classic Parts.

unclewatts · 01-12-2010, 04:23 AM

Classic parts also carries them.

Beuford · 01-12-2010, 12:14 PM

They have all kinds of decals but they are not truck specific only GM specific.

http://www.lategreatchevy.com/dept.a...=1&showall=yes

**DANTIP** · 01-12-2010, 04:27 PM

The metal foil emissions tag shown above is the only type I would recognize as being original. They are however very unusual to see intact 38 years later.

**JQ-72** · 01-12-2010, 11:19 PM

Here's a few out of my archives : First is a 1969 Blazer. It's hard to tell, but you can barely make out a "5" in the 350 decal. Second is a 1970 402. Third is a 1972 GMC 350 - notice the decals on the front of the valve covers too.
Sorry for the poor pictures - didn't have time to get the scanner out!
Joshua

factorystock · 01-13-2010, 03:01 PM

Valve cover decals were year specific and truck make specific. The only way to learn the correct applications is finding archive photos or showing authentic low mileage trucks like we have been doing.There are some purists who want this information for an accurate restoration, and they don't believe all the "turbofire" decal stuff in catalogs is correct for trucks.

67-72trucks · 01-15-2010, 12:27 AM

Thanks! My metal foil 402 emissions tag is still intact, but half of it is torn off. Doing a frame off and i am trying to make everything original.

Thanks,
Mike Chopp
Houghton, Michigan 49931

67-72trucks · 01-15-2010, 09:00 PM

no luck in finding the decal yet?

factorystock · 01-15-2010, 09:23 PM

I believe the metal foil type engine emission valve cover decal was started in 1972.

67-72trucks · 01-17-2010, 02:38 PM

yep

**71blksuper4x4** · 01-17-2010, 02:42 PM

Mike, Classic Parts of America (Chevy Duty) carries them for 73-up, you might check and see if their supplier wouldn't like to make a run. Sorry, I do not know if they are just stickers or Metal ones, but if I was to bet, they are stickers. Trevor

cjohns · 01-19-2010, 05:57 PM

LMC has em

msgross · 02-07-2010, 10:32 AM

don't know if you can see it but my 68 had black and gold "327" stickers on the valve covers.

01-01-2009, 12:11 AM	#1
factorystock Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: west coast Posts: 3,353	Valve cover decals? Were engine displacement valve cover decals 307,350 etc. used on 67-72 trucks? I have seen plenty of air filter decals "keep all GM" and emission decals under the hood, but rarely valve cover decals.

01-01-2009, 12:28 AM	#2
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Re: Valve cover decals? This ebay truck was suposed to be all original and it had the invader 400 sticker on the VC Attached Images __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd

01-01-2009, 12:31 AM	#3
kookykrispy The Early Chevy Van Man Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 76	Re: Valve cover decals? Yes, my '72 custom camper is all original and has the original factory emissions/valve cover decal. It is made from steel stamped with the engine family, Cubic inch displacement and date of manufacture. __________________ 64 Chevy Van 65 GMC Handi-Van 99 2500 silverado 4x4 ext cab Last edited by kookykrispy; 01-01-2009 at 12:50 AM.

01-01-2009, 12:57 AM	#4
chevy29267truck Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Alva Florida Posts: 668	Re: Valve cover decals? thats nice i will have too find some

01-01-2009, 09:46 AM	#5
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: Valve cover decals? Aftermarket parts people have them listed in their catalogs. Some valve covers have a specific location that is visible, others were just attached with some degree of continuity of location...."that's close enough for government work!" __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

01-01-2009, 03:13 PM	#6
factorystock Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: west coast Posts: 3,353	Re: Valve cover decals? Thanks for the photos, I believe GMC called their engines Invaders. The small silver decal may be year specific, maybe 71-72 only? Sales brochures show the 68-69 engines with gold and black valve cover decals. Can't find anything for 67 and 70. Please post any more original engine photos with valve cover decals.

01-01-2009, 03:37 PM	#7
71 super Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canton North carolina Posts: 3,075	Re: Valve cover decals? The invader stuff was GMC only. It has been discussed before that the trucks did not get invader --- stickers those were reserved for el camino- sprint engine line and are demonstrated in pictures shown in dealer/restore pack from GM. The metal sticker - emissions - is correct for trucks, more bb came with than sb and the bb also came with a tonawanda team 1 sticker located at the top of right hand valve cover. Other than those 2, I have not found any other stickers that are specific to trucks. In the picture of the ebay truck, I would agree with claims of originality w/ exception of invader sticker. __________________ 67 blue step side- bb 68 gold and white swb cst anniversary 68 custom swb hot rod Ls swap 69 swb cst 6 cylinder/ overdrive 69 black/black cst bb swb 70 orange and white cst Canada built truck swb bb 71 black and white super swb bb 71 red and white super swb 72 green and white super swb 4x4 62 nova wagon 400 series Ls swapped 68 Camaro 327/4 speed- 1 owner, original paint 66 Volkswagen bettle 69 auto stick Volkswagen Beetle

01-01-2009, 10:34 PM	#8
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01-01-2009, 10:47 PM	#9
dgram8 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Altus Oklahoma Posts: 20	Re: Valve cover decals? I have an all original 1971 gmc lwb big block with the invader 400 stickers on the vavle covers

01-02-2009, 02:33 PM	#10
factorystock Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: west coast Posts: 3,353	Re: Valve cover decals? Went thru some old magazines and found this underhood shot of a new 69 Blazer being tested.Sure wish they took more color photos back then. Shows a 307 decal on the right valve cover.This may be the gold and black decal.Can't tell if there was one on the left side. Attached Images

01-02-2009, 02:59 PM	#11
68,69 K20 They call me the Breeze... Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,251	Re: Valve cover decals? When I first got my 68 K20 it still had the original 327 gold and black valve cover decals. They were in poor shape but still there. __________________ Mike 69 K20 "Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy"....Ben Franklin

01-12-2010, 12:46 AM	#12
67-72trucks Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 533	Re: Valve cover decals? any one know of a place that make the emissions/valve cover decal? I checked LMC so far...no luck.. I also noticed a decal on top of the heater core box on that underhood shot in this post above. I have never seen a truck with that decal..Thanks

01-12-2010, 02:25 AM	#13
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: Valve cover decals? Check Brothers. They have a fair selection of decals & may, or may not, have what you want. You might also want to check with the Truck Shop & H & H Classic Parts. __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

01-12-2010, 04:23 AM	#14
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01-12-2010, 12:14 PM	#15
Beuford Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Townville,Pa Posts: 284	Re: Valve cover decals? They have all kinds of decals but they are not truck specific only GM specific. http://www.lategreatchevy.com/dept.a...=1&showall=yes



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01-12-2010, 04:27 PM	#16
DANTIP Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA Posts: 1,880	Re: Valve cover decals? The metal foil emissions tag shown above is the only type I would recognize as being original. They are however very unusual to see intact 38 years later.

01-12-2010, 11:19 PM	#17
JQ-72 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Killen, Alabama USA Posts: 3,530	Re: Valve cover decals? Here's a few out of my archives : First is a 1969 Blazer. It's hard to tell, but you can barely make out a "5" in the 350 decal. Second is a 1970 402. Third is a 1972 GMC 350 - notice the decals on the front of the valve covers too. Sorry for the poor pictures - didn't have time to get the scanner out! Joshua Attached Images __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super swb. Factory 402/400,tach,posi,AM/FM, A/C. Adding cruise, 8-track 72 Cheyenne Super swb. 350/350 A/C, bucket seats 72 Cheyenne swb. Factory 402/400, tilt, posi, A/C 72 Cheyenne Super K-10. 350/4 spd., posi. 72 Suburban 350/350 tilt, tach, AM/FM, A/C, luggage rack 72 GMC Sierra lwb. 350/350, A/C. medium green/olive interior

01-13-2010, 03:01 PM	#18
factorystock Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: west coast Posts: 3,353	Re: Valve cover decals? Valve cover decals were year specific and truck make specific. The only way to learn the correct applications is finding archive photos or showing authentic low mileage trucks like we have been doing.There are some purists who want this information for an accurate restoration, and they don't believe all the "turbofire" decal stuff in catalogs is correct for trucks.

01-15-2010, 12:27 AM	#19
67-72trucks Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 533	Re: Valve cover decals? Thanks! My metal foil 402 emissions tag is still intact, but half of it is torn off. Doing a frame off and i am trying to make everything original. Thanks, Mike Chopp Houghton, Michigan 49931

01-15-2010, 09:00 PM	#20
67-72trucks Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 533	Re: Valve cover decals? no luck in finding the decal yet?

01-15-2010, 09:23 PM	#21
factorystock Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: west coast Posts: 3,353	Re: Valve cover decals? I believe the metal foil type engine emission valve cover decal was started in 1972.

01-17-2010, 02:38 PM	#22
67-72trucks Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 533	Re: Valve cover decals? yep

01-17-2010, 02:42 PM	#23
71blksuper4x4 SWB 4x4 Collector Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Osage City, KS Posts: 5,148	Re: Valve cover decals? Mike, Classic Parts of America (Chevy Duty) carries them for 73-up, you might check and see if their supplier wouldn't like to make a run. Sorry, I do not know if they are just stickers or Metal ones, but if I was to bet, they are stickers. Trevor __________________ TREVOR 1970 CST swb 4x4 (speedwarning,cruise,tilt,tach,8track, original red shoulder belts,tow hooks) 1972 Jimmy (soon to be Hickey cloned) 1971 Cheyenne Super 4x4 swb (tilt,tach,buckets, original blue shoulder belts,am/fm,cruise,tow hooks, dealer 8 track) 1972 Cheyenne Super K20 4x4 Custom Camper (tilt, tach, am/fm, tow hooks, bed toolbox, aux gas tank 1972 Cheyenne Super Crew Cab K30 4x4 Duramax, Allison, np205, buckets, tow hooks (CURRENT PROJECT) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=624819 1989 V3500 Crew Cab (454tbi, NV4500, np205) 1970 Chevelle SS (LS5 454,th400,8track,buckets,tach) :2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (daily driver) WTB: 1968-70 Cruise Control Lever

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