[Fot] chevy con-rods

[Larry Young]

The rods I used are made by Skat for 2.10 inch crank pins and 6.25 
length.  You can find bearings for as small as 2.00.  I modified 
(welded) the crankshaft by making the bearing journal narrower.   An old 
post by Greg Solow indicated modifying the crank to increase the radius 
where they always crack is a good idea, so I did that at the same time.  
The only problem with this was that welding on the crank made it 
difficult to straighten for grinding and nitriding.  You could also have 
a Moldex made for Chevy rods.  I was having custom pistons made by 
Wiseco and had them made for the chevy wrist pin (no extra cost).

I don't like the way that chevy rod bearings are not symmetric 
(side-to-side) because they are designed for one side to be against the 
neighboring rod (no radius).  I think a better bet are the Skat rods for 
a VW Jetta.  They are a bit longer than stock TR4, but that is not a 
problem if you are having customs pistons made.

Other possibilities for rods are the Ford Triton V8 and (believe it are 
not) 7 inch rods for the Ford Flathead V8 (very light).
Larry Young

Mark Pendergrass wrote:
> Good Morng Family, could i get a little input on what type or application of
> the chevrolet connecting rods some of you folks are useing in the tractor
> engines as i have seen mentioned, starting on a spare engine and they sounded
> like a possable alternative to what i have been using, any input
> ??.....Thanks..........Mark Pendy........#65TR4
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