Re: 6th Series Bearings

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2009/12/27 9:36:01

If years back I had wanted to convert my 34 Eight (320 engine) to inserts, I'd never consider the remachining of the rod, notching the rod bolts, and brazing the end-gap stops on the flange side, I'd have gone shopping for a set of 1935 and up rods but of course this has only become an option since those flanged bearings have again become available. Even in the 60s and 70s these bearings were pretty much unavailable.

Now lets brace ourselves, Twunk Rack will probably come along and remind us how stupid and ignorant we are. Remember, he who said no car with babbit bearings should be driven any further than on and off a trailer? I wonder how all those Model A Fords, Chevies and Hudsons into the early 50s, etc., made it across the US so many times? The answer is they drove sensibly within the limitations of the technology.