427 side oiler engine build "Blog"

[FFR428]

Ernie I have to say after all this time I never get tired of looking at the build pics in your blog. Gotta love the high risers!!

[ccoe]

Wow, super job! Loved the pix!
I had a fuse pop out @ cooling fan halfway home fron Lihue, just as the rain began....to keep it short, The "Jagubra" now has a new aluminum top end.
Big valve aftermarket aluminum heads, 1.6 roller rockers, Air Gap manifold, ceramic coated exhaust, etc. Fun project, but I'm still having a couple problems. The 1.6 rockers, [and slightly longer push rods] leave no room to adjust the valves intio the hydraulic action of the lifters. I adjust the "finger spin" out of the pushrods plus perhaps a miniscule amount more, but cannot get the suggested 3/4 turn tightening. Adjusting any tighter and the engine will not start, any looser, and they tick like an old sewing machine! Do you think shorter pushrods would resolve this? Thanks, Charlie
P.S. It LOVES to run 3500-6000 rpm! Most likely another 75 hp and sure feels like it! Pictures in gallery.