Well.... Maybe this was a pinch. In a pinch I've shimmed main bearings to get reduced clearance after taking out the factory shims under the caps. Ive also filed rod caps when there were no more shims to take out of babbited rods and I couldn't afford rods. A new set of rods was more than the $10 I paid for my 41 deluxe coupe. It got me to school and back even so.


1951 3800 1-ton
"Earning its keep from the get-go"
In the DITY Gallery
1962 261 (w/cam, Fenton headers, 2 carbs, MSD ign.), SM420 & Brown-Lipe 6231A 3spd aux. trans, stock axles & brakes. Owned since 1971.