rocker covers

[paul2000]

Hi lads show me your rocker covers griffith 500 thinking of changing speck

[Colin RedGriff]

I've had these sitting i the garage for over a year - really must get them fitted this winter

[paul2000]

are they griffith 500 rockers

[Colin RedGriff]

No they aren't original Griffith rocker covers. They are custom cast by this guy in Ireland.

http://jrcast.com/

[paul2000]

Hi if i were you i would leave the factory speck rooker covers on as i have had a gent walk away from buying my car cos, my rooker covers are black

[RichB]

I'm confused Paul, you want to change the spec of your rocker covers but then seem to advise against it.
Personally mine are TVR purple and staying that way...

[Colin RedGriff]

paul2000 said:

Hi if i were you i would leave the factory speck rooker covers on as i have had a gent walk away from buying my car cos, my rooker covers are black

That's a really strange reaction. Looking at your profile picture, it's obvious your car is non-standard and to walk away from it because the rocker covers aren't purple seems bizarre....

Anyway I have no intention of selling the car, and the original ones will be put into storage. They are pretty tatty and the replacements will make the engine bay look tidier

[paul2000]

Sorry the gent walked away ,he said the car is not a griffith 500 as it had black rocker covers /not purple

[paul2000]

Colin your rocker covers do look very nice i might invest in a pair of them, thanks for the thread

[MisterT]

My Griff 500 has rocker covers with TVR cast in, they have only ever been painted black. Maybe the later cars had purple covers?

[Toma500]

I have an early 93 pre serp 500 rocker covers are black too .

[Classic Chim]

I think the Tvr logo rocker covers were fitted to early 4.3 and then the 500 engines until they ran out then just painted the Rover Rocker covers purple from then on.
Happy to be corrected.

[paul2000]

Thanks for all your help its good to know that i was right, many thanks again paul

[Mr Plow]

Colin RedGriff said:

No they aren't original Griffith rocker covers. They are custom cast by this guy in Ireland.

http://jrcast.com/

Hi Colin

Do you know if these the taller than standard version to allow you to fit roller rockers without spacers?

Cheers

[Colin RedGriff]

I haven't got roller rockers so can't comfirm for certain myself. But this was part of the conversation I had with him over email when I was looking in to them, and he was confident they would fit any Rover V8 engine.

"They'll fit fine, the only issue may be the water heater on the manifold if yours has it, there's only a couple of mm clearance but most remove it and bypass it. They have about 68mm inside clearance over the rockers, about 20mm taller than standard ones with the baffles. I've sent a few sets to a fella in Northern Ireland and they fit his race engines with roller rockers no problem."