Thats a bummer. That sheet metal trim piece is cheesy looking and hiding those cast aluminum cylinder head fins.....wonder how it and the Valve cover would look in Black High Heat wrinkle paint? Might have to give it a shot.
Your kiddin right...since where on this thread has RATRODER's name even previously been mentioned ONCE.
Appropriate rebuttal quotation:
Never argue with an idiot.They drag you down to their level,then beat you with experience.
the cover is intended to force air over the head/cylinder. If you don't have it, the head & cylinder will get hotter than it should... maybe much hotter.