Thought some'a y'all might like to see what a few acorn nuts do for the
cosmetics of the valve cover and head studs.
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These are chromed-brass since they're cheaper than stainless, and they don't
need to hold any torque. They merely fit atop the stock nuts and look pretty
(but I reckon it's still no XK).
- If you de-craterize the valve cover's stud holes, there's no gap even
using thinner jam nuts to hold the cover down, so there's no need to
shorten the studs.
- The head studs only need five or six acorn nuts, since you don't really
see two of the seven.
5/16-24 & 7/16-24 acorn nuts aren't very common around town, so I got mine
via <http://www.mcmaster.com/>. NFI
Doug Morris '74 TR6 CF18kUO, NC
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