need some ideas on how to cut my cam cover to show the pulleys and belt
can anybody post up some picks please i currently have a full polished one but dont like it

 

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Just eyed it up and run tape where I wanted to cut and used a dremal with cut disc on it. Took like 15min to cut, file edges and paint.

 

Have you thought about using a Protege valve cover? It will bolt on and leave the timing belt and gears exposed.

 

You know, naturally aspirated cars don't have enough power to justify the added weight of painting the valve cover. I suggest you cut off even more, then sand it. My car didn't have the power to accelerate my huge nuts, so I turboed it, now it just barely gets by.

Looks nice though.

 

I'm a loser...what year Protege cover fits?

 

It was only N/A to drive it home from the shop. I didnt want to do the rest of the work there. And there was a GTX cover in the FS, not sure if it's for sale still.

 

Any year with a BOHC BP, something like 90-96 sounds right to me.

 

That fits on the 1.6 right not 1.8 right?

 

any BP motor cover should fit the 1.8's, i know paul has a protege cover on his 1.8
look up borkap, and try to find his pics of his engine bay, i like how his cover is cut

 

why do you need to cut it in the first place?

 

adjuastable cam gears?
mad JDMtyteness?
who knows, there are many reasons...

 

http://www.miatamx5.com/msmturbo/index.html

theres pics of both of pauls valve covers. the first one (silver) is a miata cover that was cut. the 2nd (black) is the cover he is currently running. please note that is NOT his current turbo setup and it looks a lot better now.

 

To save weight.

.....and it looks good too.

 

it'll let things get caught in your timing belt too.

 

i intend on adjustable cam gears and it looks cool

dunt matter if something were to get caught if the belt breaks it wont bend anything as its a clearence engine

 

I don't have a head lying around to check, but some 'non-interference' DOHC engines might not have valve-piston contact, but may have valve-valve contact. I know that can happen in our '02 WRX.

 

It will if said something happens to be your fingers...

 

lol ill keep my fingers clear anyway iv done it now

took me about 20mins ill giv it to the paintshop nxt door to paint tomorrow

 

Pretty straight, clean cut. What'd you use to do it?

 

dude, you dont play around do you? lol
nice cut, i would cut less myself, but thats because my hood is open over that area and that would not work out for me...this is what i want mine to look like

dammit, cant find any pics, but basically only the exhaust side exposed just enough to be able to mess with the gear