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I just want to show you my "new" rockercover with all new badges on it. The top badges where given to me by Peter and Peter, the Downton badge was already in my collection.

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That looks great , really like that , …Shirley
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I like that cap ;-)
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that Cap is Crazy Cool

What are the details of the Cap?
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Tres chic!

I have a similar, though not engraved, former monza fuel cap. Here in not quite finished state...
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The tin rocker covers look great with a Monza cap, although I have found mine has opened once or twice, possibly vibration.
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Many thanks for your compliments, after a good thought I am not gonna use it on my engine.
It's to classic for my 1973 leyland Mini mk3 1000cc, on my picture you seen my enginebay.

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Looks pretty cool 👌
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davidnutland wrote: Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:29 am The tin rocker covers look great with a Monza cap, although I have found mine has opened once or twice, possibly vibration.monza oil.jpg
Are these the same size monza caps as the fuel cap?
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Sorry I don't know :roll: must be smaller.
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Pre-Cooper Pete wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2024 11:46 am
davidnutland wrote: Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:29 am The tin rocker covers look great with a Monza cap, although I have found mine has opened once or twice, possibly vibration.monza oil.jpg
Are these the same size monza caps as the fuel cap?
Nope, it is quite a bit smaller.
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MiNiKiN wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2024 10:21 pm
Pre-Cooper Pete wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2024 11:46 am
davidnutland wrote: Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:29 am The tin rocker covers look great with a Monza cap, although I have found mine has opened once or twice, possibly vibration.monza oil.jpg
Are these the same size monza caps as the fuel cap?
Nope, it is quite a bit smaller.
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How does the cap attach? Is there some kind of adaptor that gives it a bayonet style fitting that attaches to the original filler neck, or has the neck been modified?

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Tim wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 1:07 am How does the cap attach? Is there some kind of adaptor that gives it a bayonet style fitting that attaches to the original filler neck, or has the neck been modified?
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My cap came from an old power boat tank. It had a fine threaded brass holder with flange. I cut the flange off, so I was left with a fine threaded brass pipe, which I brazed onto the rocker cover.
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I've got an old one of these on mine.

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MiNiKiN wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 7:45 am My cap came from an old power boat tank. It had a fine threaded brass holder with flange. I cut the flange off, so I was left with a fine threaded brass pipe, which I brazed onto the rocker cover.
Of course, that makes sense. Mine has a similar threaded brass flange, but my rocker cover is alloy and I hadn't considered that yours is steel. I think I'll need an alloy threaded piece welding in.

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Looks good, but correct me if I'm wrong, but doesnt the rocker cap have to breath/vented, it is designed to be a rocker cover cap with built in said capabilites?
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Tim wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 11:25 am
MiNiKiN wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 7:45 am My cap came from an old power boat tank. It had a fine threaded brass holder with flange. I cut the flange off, so I was left with a fine threaded brass pipe, which I brazed onto the rocker cover.
Of course, that makes sense. Mine has a similar threaded brass flange, but my rocker cover is alloy and I hadn't considered that yours is steel. I think I'll need an alloy threaded piece welding in.

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Good point. There are some impressive adhesives available now.

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Here’s my entry into the Monza cap club. I opted to TIG braze the threaded neck onto my cover.
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