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RE: rockers and pushrods

To: Richard Good <goodparts@verizon.net>,
Subject: RE: rockers and pushrods
From: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 08:33:55 -0700
Super. How about sending me a TR3/4 set. Can you accept Paypal? Let me know
how much and send it second day if possible.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Good [mailto:goodparts@verizon.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 4:55 AM
To: Michael D. Porter
Cc: Todd Montgomery; Bill Babcock; 'Fot '
Subject: Re: rockers and pushrods

I make hard shafts and needle bearing roller rockers for Spitfire 1147,
1300/1500, TR6 and TR2-4.

I have 1147 shafts in stock.

Richard Good
Good Parts
goodparts.com <http://www.goodparts.com>

Michael D. Porter wrote:

> Todd Montgomery wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
>
> Can't speak to a hardened shaft, but there is a guy in CA who does a 
> pretty good job on the stock shaft. Company name is Rocker Arm 
> Specialist. The contact information is in the monster list.
>
> What he does (for a damned good price, I might add) is take the stock 
> shaft and rockers and rework them. The stock shaft is checked for 
> trueness, oil reliefs ground in the rocker area, then hard-chromes the 
> rocker shaft and installs bronze bushes in the stock rockers and reams 
> them to fit and radiuses the rocker noses.
>
> Obviously, you need something a bit different than that if you're 
> running non-stock rockers. But, you might call him and ask if he can 
> grind and chrome your shaft to properly fit your needle-bearing 
> rockers. That might be an alternative to finding (or having made) a 
> high-hardness rocker shaft.
>
> The only concern I would have about chroming is the depth--too thin a 
> layer of chrome might induce some spalling and flaking.
>
> If you can't find anyone supplying hard-surface shafts, you might call 
> the guy and explain your needs.
>
> Cheers.

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