At 10:57 PM 2/12/98 EST, Malaboge@aol.com wrote:
>Chip etal-
>Side clearance aside...the problem surfaces when you realize that the "U"
>shaped end of the rod has to fit around a 2.2" crank throw. Now the rod is
>about .75" thick on each side at the point where the bolt goes thru (ok I
>don't have one here with me to measure but I'm probably being conservative
>here), now double that for both sides and you have a rod approx 3.75" across
>at the parting line. Folks, no matter how hard you push...that rod is not
>gonna fit down thru a less than 3.5" bore!
>Any questions?????
Not being a smart*ss, I just don't have any in front of me to
look at. As I recall, the Carillo rods are parted straight
across, not slanted like the stock TR rods, but they fit down
the TR bore. How does that work?
John Lye
rjl6n@Virginia.edu
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