Does anyone know of a source for a hardened rocker shaft for a Spitfire
1147? I have needle bearings but I can not run them on a stock shaft.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
To: "'Fot '" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 1:31 PM
Subject: rockers and pushrods
> I stuck a rocker on the shaft this weekend and bent a pushrod. For some
> reason when my engine was rebuilt the guys used the spring spacers instead
> of the solid one I had. Don't know why. they uysed nice aluminum blocks,
> hard shims to keep the rockers from digging in, and ARP bolts, but they
also
> used the springs.
>
> Anyway, I need a set of crome molly pushrods (or whatever anyone else has
> come up with that's better). I've got two sets of them but they are too
> short (they're 10"), I need about 10.5" (my head hasn't been milled much).
>
> And I need a set of spacers, or perhaps something better than bushed
rocker
> arms. What's the hot setup and who sells it.
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