Evelrod - "46 Ford, 52 Olds @ 310 cu.in. with 55 heads and two Carter four barrels, etc." - Nice!! That is excellent you used to run one of these back in the day! I am trying to make it somewhat period late 1950's/early 1960's, so any tips from someone who "was there" is like gold.
That being...
I'll have to see if I can post a pic. Basically, the "complex" shaped ones would probably fit in the area of a 1" x 2" rectangle. Thanks for the feedback.
That would be my first choice if it were that easy...
The way the stands are set up I can only use washers on three of the six stands; the others are a complex shape (one shim also needs an oil feed hole).
Hello, I am have been lurking the forum for a while and finally decided to join. I am looking to fabricate shims for rocker stands for the rocker shaft assembly on a 1957 Olds 371. I am looking for a material that will be readily available and somewhat easy to machine. I was leaning towards a...