Chevy rods also use a large wrist pin than the .875" diameter of the TR pin.
So the pistons would have to be special also if this were an attempt to use
an "off the shelf" chevy rod.
Greg Solow
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Tetterton" <Richtr@erols.com>
To: "Friends of Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 4:01 PM
Subject: Crankshafts
> Has any body tried the steel crankshafts that are available
across
> the pond?
> Racetrations makes one with narrow big ends and dummy mains between 1&2
and
> 3&4.
> It use's Steel rods that are made narrow. Not a bad design but could have
been
> better if
> made to use a stock Steel rod for something else. AKA Chevy.
> Then there is Cambridge that has a nice change to the flywheel
end
> that use's
> a full rubber seal like a TR6 and 12 bolt attachment.
> Both of these are too expensive for me. Now if Moldex would
make
> one with
> the best features of each of those for a decent price, we would be getting
> somewhere.
>
> Just a thought.
> Dean
> I think I will have my crank checked this winter......
> Honey are you listening?
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