Give a rocker a good ribbing!

need to be careful that the base mounting flanges don't distort . if they do that's a world of oily pain. just make sure the rockers inside have plenty of clearance and abiding those two main rules.. the worlds your rocker cover related lobster

Yes you can have them pressed, but tooling for a one off would make it uneconomically viable.

ok, so! what i done was make up a temporary design, then attempted to weld the parts in place! what a curse word! the rocker cover metal was so thin, i had to have a bit of power as the metal sections are a lot thicker, i ended up losing my temper, and had a fight with the rocker cover (with a large hammer!)
i went back to the yard today, and used another cover, now, it was very difficult trying to keep the welds to a minimum, and also difficult making sure there was no distortion, after messing about with grinders, and other mechanical machines, i gave it a second look, then shaved the oil filler tube off a bit to get a tight fit with the cap off a Triumph rocker cover, and still didn't like the exposed welds (a tig weld or two would have been better, but.... i don't have one!) anyway, i then realised i had a badge or two! so! my plan is.....
get this shot blasted (carefully) and powder coated, then try to clean up the old badge, or... see if i can find a better condition one (anyone?).

This is to go on the next project, being a mild custom on a mk1 Cortina Estate

comments and jokes are more than welcome!

Hi, Another method you could try is to use solid section as required and puddle weld through from inside the cover. Less distortion and no ugly welds, a wipe with a finger full of filler at the junction of the rib and the cover would produce a more realistic effect.

Colin

Should you run out of rocker covers to play with, you could send some money to Ireland and get a personalised cast alloy ribbed rocker cover in return: jrcast.com/?page_id=145