15-01-2018, 10:37 AM
I admired these Sainz rods on John Barlow's stand at Beaulieu Autojumble, he explained shell situation, which led me to dismiss them as an option. What i resolved to do was gather the information to prepare a drawing of a rod that is Renault at the bottom and Austin at the top, Austin length, with a Phoenix type bigend bolt. And then use the drawing to get some prices. Needless to say other projects have prevented this from happening.......
John knows the answer.
I have used Pheonix rods in my motor for 29 years so far, and frankly the fact that they don't fit down the bores is only a slight handicap that manifests itself rarely in real life, as long as you use 3 ring pistons they will go in from underneath and the little end will protrude above the top of the block enough to fit the gudgeon pin when working on an otherwise assembled engine in the car.
W
John knows the answer.
I have used Pheonix rods in my motor for 29 years so far, and frankly the fact that they don't fit down the bores is only a slight handicap that manifests itself rarely in real life, as long as you use 3 ring pistons they will go in from underneath and the little end will protrude above the top of the block enough to fit the gudgeon pin when working on an otherwise assembled engine in the car.
W