lt1 motor woes
lt1 motor woes well im putting my shortblock together and i have run into two issues.. one.. i had to get another piston due to one being cracked.. well it came with a rod as well.. i went to install it and the big end is to wide to properly fit onto the crank shaft.. when i torque'd it down the crank wont spin over.. can i have this rod machined to be thinner or do i need to put the new piston back on my old rod? the rods came from another lt1.. i thought they were all interchangable..anyone have any input on this??
second.. i have a set of 1.6 harland sharp rocker arms that scrape the bottom on the rocker arms on stud.. is there any way to remedy this? should i modify the rocker to clear? it is just takinng the paint of the rocker but i dont like that it hits... do they make a stud with a little fatter base on it? this is the kit that i have now.. and these are the rockers
http://www.jegs.com/...4-7104/10002/-1 studs
http://www.jegs.com/...1/1002/10002/-1 rocker arms
second.. i have a set of 1.6 harland sharp rocker arms that scrape the bottom on the rocker arms on stud.. is there any way to remedy this? should i modify the rocker to clear? it is just takinng the paint of the rocker but i dont like that it hits... do they make a stud with a little fatter base on it? this is the kit that i have now.. and these are the rockers
http://www.jegs.com/...4-7104/10002/-1 studs
http://www.jegs.com/...1/1002/10002/-1 rocker arms
i think i found my mistake..i actually mixed more pistons and rods than i thought and wound up with 3 rods that have the pistons on backwards.. so i have two that have the chamfered sides facing each other.. would that cause the clearance to be too tight?
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I would suggest a competent shop build the motor.
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