<div dir="ltr">Thank you to everyone for the response and information.  I will get the car in and pull it down and see what size I need , then I will reach out to those that have them.<div><br></div><div>Thank You all</div><div>Bryan B</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 5:36 PM Russ Moore via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg8570893093325207340"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_8570893093325207340WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I have a shelf or two full of NOS Vandervell bearings<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Big TR 4 cyl; 6 cyl TR and Spit<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Russ<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Fot <<a href="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>fubog1 via Fot<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 19, 2023 2:22 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fot] Rod and Main Bearings<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Old NOS Vandervell or REPCO, if you can find them, but they've pretty much dried up.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Unless your rods are drilled for an oil squirter ie stock, the 4.2 Jaguar bearings fit the big-end & are somewhat available, plus you get 1 1/2 engines worth in a set.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The Kings seem OK but the thickness on some that I've checked have been a few 10ths off spec, so clearances may have to be adjusted.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Also consider having them coated, I've used Polymer Dynamics in Texas for decades.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">HTH<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Glen<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-----Original Message-----<br>From: Bryan Brazelton via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br>To: FoTTriumph <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br>Sent: Fri, May 19, 2023 11:50 am<br>Subject: [Fot] Rod and Main Bearings<u></u><u></u></span></p><div id="m_8570893093325207340yiv6227514053"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Good Morning group, I'm looking to freshen up the TR 3 race car before we head up to the Kastner Cup  and was wondering what the best brand of Rod and Main Bearings there are out there?   <u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Thank You all in advance<br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_8570893093325207340yiv6227514053gmailsignatureprefix"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;f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