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Re: Mopar 383 Connecting Rods
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11-21-2019, 08:15 AM | #32 |
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Re: Mopar 383 Connecting Rods
''The cap cutter should cut the parting line perpendicular to the sides. Therefore we need to prepare the sides, to the best of our ability, before we cut the parting surfaces.''
The best way I have found to make thrust sides close to 90* to the bore is to make a mandrel and face each side of the rod on a lathe. The mandrel will have one rod on it for balance while the second the rod is being cut. So how much rod side clearance is too much? |
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Re: Mopar 383 Connecting Rods
Why bother with 40-50 year old stock junk when there are so many new rods available.By time you magnaflux, check for straightness, rebuild with better rod bolts, and bush the small end you could buy much better newer rods. And yes I've rebuilt stock rods with better rod bolts and couldn't keep the housing bores round.
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But it seems that guys who are hot rodding big block Chevys and MoPars tend to stick with stock rods. Small block Chevys....you can't give away stock rods....literally. Come by if you want some. |
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11-21-2019, 03:03 PM | #36 |
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Re: Mopar 383 Connecting Rods
I got an e-mail from Molnar rods that Tom Molnar will submit his 383 Mopar rod (w/BBC big end, stock length) to NHRA for SS approval. Nothing for the Stocker guys with the 383. I've been told that Hale is trying to get Manley to run another set of his rods (stock pin and big end sizes).
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Re: Mopar 383 Connecting Rods
Y'all need to teach your customer's what is needed and better for them.....lol
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11-22-2019, 10:06 PM | #38 |
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Re: Mopar 383 Connecting Rods
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11-23-2019, 07:39 AM | #39 |
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Re: Mopar 383 Connecting Rods
Could be to check connecting rods for straightness.
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Re: Mopar 383 Connecting Rods
Another angle of view.
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