hehe thanks man! I was really hoping to find a pristine '94+ dash. Actually still looking but for now I'm happy with the new one. I checked out your thread as well. Very nice work! We are on the same page.
Valve cover is back. Done in candy blue. Turned out AWESOME!!!
You can't even tell that I modified the valve cover, it looks like it's factory! Exactly what I was going for!!!

The -12AN fitting doesn't even look like it was welded on.
This is it without any light glaring on it, it's crazy how much the color shifts.
and one with the flash on
