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Janspeed Rocker Cover - unusual?
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:06 pm
by GraemeC
Anyone come across one of these before? Genuine or some 80's tribute?
Not the prettiest thing to grace the top of your engine...
Re: Janspeed Rocker Cover - unusual?
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:15 pm
by jay weinstein
The cover itself is nice but the heater takeoff and grill buttons...not so much.
With a little bit of welding you'd have a nice cover.
Re: Janspeed Rocker Cover - unusual?
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:20 pm
by GraemeC
I realised the breather was a later addition, but don't know how the filler cap (plate) should be held.
Re: Janspeed Rocker Cover - unusual?
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:35 pm
by jay weinstein
What's underneath the filler plate...how big is the hole?
Maybe the neck from another alloy cover could be pressed in.
Re: Janspeed Rocker Cover - unusual?
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:58 pm
by GraemeC
It probably could, but that’s not how it was. I’m sure the plate is original - the casting of the cover matches it’s shape.
Re: Janspeed Rocker Cover - unusual?
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:07 pm
by Pete
Looks home made. I think.
Re: Janspeed Rocker Cover - unusual?
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:10 pm
by Mini Mad Swede
Is the top of it slanted like an old Minifin cover, then someone could have been creative and made it onto a Janspeed?
Have seen a couple of alloy rockercovers but when it comes to Janspeed, didn't that company at the best just fit a small plaque?
But I've been wrong before
(Edited twice, how hard could it be to spell Minifin
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Re: Janspeed Rocker Cover - unusual?
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:32 pm
by Terence
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Re: Janspeed Rocker Cover - unusual?
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:35 pm
by GraemeC
It’s flat top, not slanted.
If it’s home made pits been fairy well done.
I’ll get some more photos tomorrow.
Where’s Jens when you need him - he was the Janspeed oracle wasn’t he?
Re: Janspeed Rocker Cover - unusual?
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:53 pm
by Mini Mad Swede
Where’s Jens when you need him - he was the Janspeed oracle wasn’t he?
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Exactly my thought when this came up!
Re: Janspeed Rocker Cover - unusual?
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:38 am
by Spider
I'm sure I saw these Rocker Covers, though with a more standard filler / cap on a turbo engine JanSpeed did, late 70's early 80's (I think).
Re: Janspeed Rocker Cover - unusual?
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:23 am
by mk1
I am certain that I have seen one of those before . . . it was exactly the same with that odd filler arangement.
Can't remember where though.
Re: Janspeed Rocker Cover - unusual?
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:56 pm
by GraemeC
A couple more photos.
I'm not convinced the grille buttons are wrong - they're chromed which matches the plate.
The quality of the casting seems quite good, although no stamps or makers markings. The only bit that really lets it down is the quality of the Janspeed logo.
Re: Janspeed Rocker Cover - unusual?
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:59 pm
by GraemeC
The logo does match this (early?) one, with the more upright A and rounded D (as opposed to the one on the well known rocker cover that Terence posted a pic of).
From this badge discussion on the forum:
http://mk1-forum.net/viewtopic.php?p=228471#p228471
Re: Janspeed Rocker Cover - unusual?
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 5:46 pm
by Terence
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