[Roadsters] Chevy Rods?

RWM (Out of the Office) RWM at RWMann.com
Fri Nov 23 19:48:24 MST 2007


I've seen builder sentiment for Carillo rods with ARP SBC bolts.  No 
personal experience with either.

- Bob Mann, '68 2000 Solex




andycost at embarqmail.com wrote:

>The stock roadster rods are beefier than any Chevy rods I've seen.
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tom Phelan" <tomph at mchsi.com>
>To: "Mike Faggart" <mikef at carolina.rr.com>, "Heather and Bob McClenahan" <bob-heather at worldnet.att.net>, datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
>Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 4:16:41 PM (GMT-0600) America/Chicago
>Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Chevy Rods?
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>Not sure about the rods but I do remember something about using chevy
>rod bolts with minor mods to the datsun rod. Yep - I think you're right
>- "Bear" mentioned that also.
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>Tom
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: datsun-roadsters-bounces+tomph=mchsi.com at autox.team.net 
>>[mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces+tomph=mchsi.com at autox.team.ne
>>t] On Behalf Of Mike Faggart
>>Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 8:16 PM
>>To: Heather and Bob McClenahan; datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
>>Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Chevy Rods?
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>>I have heard of this but i do not remember from whom.  Tom 
>>Phalen, was it 
>>Bear from Columbia, SC or (i forgot his name from Advance,NC) 
>>mike faggart
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Heather and Bob McClenahan" <bob-heather at worldnet.att.net>
>>To: <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
>>Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 7:23 PM
>>Subject: [Roadsters] Chevy Rods?
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>>>I once heard of the use of Chevy rods in a Roadster racing 
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>>engine.  Has  
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>>>anyone else heard of this, or better yet done it or know 
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>>someone that 
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>>>has?  I'm looking at doing something like this for my vintage racing 
>>>engine.  Any  help would be appreciated!!!!!
>>>Thanks!  Bob


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