Hi Paul,
They just seemed so stiff. Well, I went back to the shop and we found the spec sheet that came with them. There is something about guys and reading directions here. We ran all the springs through the tester and they all fell right in the middle of th called for range. I think the rod bearing thing got us a little jumpy. Any way Richard's product could not be better. And roller rockers will be next winter.
BTW, you will love the ARP studs.
So it is very near ready to drop back in the car.
Entire engine balanced and blueprinted
Align bore for cam bearings
Block shaved and crank journals line honed.
Cylinders bored .030
Valve job w/ all new valves (exhaust valves ss). Goodparts GP2 cam, lifters, springs, guides and seals. Seats for the exhaust valves
Rocker posts shimmed
Head CC'd and taken to 9.85:1 CR
Crank ground .010 and balanced.
Timing chain and gears.
Oil pump.
Rebuilt water pump.
Cam degreed.
Carbs rebuilt by Jeff Payla with Jag needles.
Dizzy rebuilt by Jeff at Advanced
Pacesetter/Jetcoat headers
ANSA pipes
Engine bay resto
And many, many detail items not mentioned.
One more thing there will be pictures of the engine work. I will probably post them on my own site instead of filling Basil's bandwidth. I even got a pic or two of John CC'n the head for those that have no idea what that is about.