The only holes that needed to be tapped were the ones in the very front and 
very back on my 81 Concord. Since yours is melted away, you should pull it off 
and see which ones yours needs. I just tapped the front one on mine and left the 
back one without a bolt and it hasn't leaked yet. 
  
I bought the same cover but mine was black. It was around $80 then. I don't 
know why the black one is more money than the polished one now but it is.  
  
  
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  Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 8:58 
  PM 
  Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] FIRE! 
  Plastic Eagle valve cover wanted 
  
  
  Thanks Brian, boy that looks nice, does anyone know if 
  that will simply bolt up to the head? My concern is that some of them you have 
  to drill and tap holes, I'm just lookig for something I can slosh some blue 
  goo, and shove in on there! 
  
  
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    Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 6:16 
    PM 
    Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] FIRE! 
    Plastic Eagle valve cover wanted 
    
  
    
    Eddie, check this guy out. $69.99 polished aluminum  
      
    
      
      
    Brian 
      
      
    
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      Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 1:52 
      AM 
      Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] FIRE! 
      Plastic Eagle valve cover wanted 
      
  If anyone has a good one for sale, let me know, had a 
      car fire not once but  twice last night, first car fire I have had 
      since mid 1970s. Not sure what  caused it but the middle ports below 
      the carb on the intake were glowing  red, and it set the dried oil 
      there on fire. I luckily grabbed a pitcher of  water after pulling over 
      on I-10 and put it out. Decided to drive it home as  it ran fine, but 
      also took a Tupperware jar full of water again, and right  as I turned 
      corner at my house it burst into flames again, the whole valve  cover 
      was melted and the hoses too, so I must have been on fire hauling ass 
       down Brittmoore at 70mph, luckily no traffic. So have to change oil 
      now too,  replace the valve cover (anyone have any tips on doing that 
      on a 82 Eagle?)  and change some hoses. I ran the car after putting out 
      the fire the second  time, and moved the distributor a little as the 
      car had been backfiring  recently, but don't know if this is what 
      caused the fires. After moving the  distributor however it idled and 
      ran fine and the middle posrts didn't glow,  but hell, oil was pumping 
      on them and didn't want to run the engine long  with watery oil 
      either.
  So if someone has a good used valve cover email me 
      directly, and if anyone  has any tips on what caused this mess and/or 
      how to change a plastic valve  cover on a Eagle, feel free to post away 
      here! Thanks a lot to all who may  reply. Eddie Stakes' Planet 
      Houston 
      AMX 713.464.8825 eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.planethoustonamx.com
 
      
  
 
  
    
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