I'm not sure if this counts as an exterior mod...it's not really the outside of the car, but it's not the interior either. Anyway-- I'm looking at doing some custom painted valve covers for my car, so I started sketching up some quick graphics.

I'm considering 2 colors for the covers, Ford Racing Blue or Gray (to closer match my Tungsten GT). At this point, not sure if the graphics would be white, silver, or exposed aluminum.

As for the Pony logos, they may seem like they're in an odd place, but I picked that for maximum visibility amongst the wiring harness, vacuum hoses, and A/C lines. And, just like the pony fender badges, one is a mirror image so the horse is facing the front of the car on each side.

First up, Ford Racing Blue:

#1 Simple Racing stripes


#2 Simple Pony Logo


#3 Combo of 1 and 2


#4 Version of 3, with gear teeth on the inside ring. Kind of mimics the subwoofer rings in the doors, which ties it in a little bit with the car (also resembles S197Forum's new logo))


#5 Alternate #4, with gear teeth on the outside of the ring

 

And now for gray. The idea for these would be to tie them in with the overall color palette of the car:




They wouldn't be Tungsten, since that paint looks pretty dull under the hood. The valve covers would be matte gray, like this:

#5



#6


#7


#8


#9

 

So, any votes, suggestions, etc? I'm definitely open to other designs. Just want to keep it a clean design (no carbon hydrodipping, skulls, overly complex graphics, etc)

 

The bummer is they are hard to see. So the stripes might get you more visual bang if that's what you want.
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I vote #7

 

[QUOTE=cdynaco;6892964]They bummer is they are hard to see. So the stripes might get you more visual bang if that's what you want.

I agree.

Have you considered reversing the scheme...silver covers with gray stripes? That might brighten up the engine bay a bit.

 

ran across these last night. They might look alright on valve covers somewhere
http://www.ebay.com/itm/301501898347?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[QUOTE=TripleBlack14;6892984]
Hadn't considered it, no -- but pretty easy to mock up:







I was also thinking about adding the BOSS STB and Ford intake cover, similar to this guy's setup, which would definitely brighten things up:



And I have a polished aluminum intake already (ignore the arrows--that was for a washer jet relo walkthru I never posted)

 

Totally agree. That's definitely part of the reason I'm not going to town on these and sticking with simple. I like the idea of doing the stripes w/ Pony logo --your eye picks up the stripes right away and then catches the logo detail on a 2nd read.

I did a quick photochop --excuse the crappy quality --and grime:




So you'd be able to see some of it at least...

Unless I did a wire tuck (ainna gonna happen):

 

Thanks! I'm between that and #9 myself

 

Nice looking pieces. The description on eBay says that they're 10cm, so that's about the distance between the spark plug wells. Probably a little too big for how little of the covers you can see.

Plus...I don't actually have any Ford Racing parts on the car. I've got Steeda, BMR, Granatelli, QA1, Shelby, Koni...oh wait. My 3.73's are FR

 

I think I would do the stripes in the color of the car

 

Shame on Ford. They used to take pride in their engine appearance particularly cam and valve covers.
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vs:

 

I vote #7
Light gray dissapears on the engine.

 

cool, thx

 

I'd vot for #7. The gear part of #9 pushes it into too much happening. IMO go with the cleaner and sleeker look.

 

I'd go with #3. The blue would be a nice accent color to the tungsten exterior.

 

So the prevailing theme I'm getting is stripes+pony w/o the gear

 

IMO the gear's a little much.

 

Did you ever do these?