edit: please excuse the misspelling for the title of this thread, which i cannot seem to change

Just received an 85-95 22re timing cover from lcengineering/lceperformance. Has anyone else had fitment issues with their cover? The timing cover I received from them contacts the timing chain tensioner bolts which prevents the cover from mounting flush. I compared to other 85-95 covers and it appears that on the lcengineering cover the particular areas where the hardware for the tensioner would be is not made deep enough on the cover to prevent this issue. Testing fitting a couple old 85-95 covers (they are damaged/cracked) there is no fitment issues. I included a picture showing comparison of their cover I received (lcengineering cover on the right--spots circled in red where the cover contacts the tensioner hardware preventing proper fitment) to an old damaged cover which fits correctly.

 

You have two choices send it back or fix it yourself.

Not every piece can be completely inspected or this one slipped through .

I hate to say this but this kind of things happens quite often

 

Where is the old cover damaged? They can be welded depending on where the damage is.