Unless the bearings are flaking away or the crankshaft is worn out of round, just adjust the clearance and go back together with the same rods. It's possible to do a very precise job of fitting the bearings to the crank, as long as you have some soft metal to work with. I've accumulated sevral sets of undersized reconditioned rods from ebay, including some NOS standard-size military surplus rods still in the cosmoline- - - - -never installed in an engine!

Just get a tube of Prussion Blue and scrape-fit the bearings to the crankshaft, then adjust the oil clearance with the correct thickness of shim.
Jerry

Edit: Send me the crank and rods, and I can fit and clearance them if you're uncomfortable with trying it yourself. Just be sure to mark which rod goes with which cylinder.
Jerry


Last edited by Hotrod Lincoln; 04/24/2010 11:03 PM.
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