[Verdoro 68]

Originally Posted by PunchT37

Get the thickest one piece pushrods you can find. Smith Brothers comes to mind. Check length! I believe a lot of problems on this board could be the wrong length pushrods, especially running any roller cam.

For example, mine came out to 8.900. So, way shorter than stock.

I have some Trend 8.7 .080 5/16 pushrods Kauffmann sent back when this was a head/cam/reseal project. Will definitely measure once I get everything in place to ensure the correct length.

Originally Posted by tom s

I think a valley brace is overkill for that little cam.Tom

Tom is now making me rethink my cam choice LOL

Originally Posted by b-man

The RAII heads are what makes this engine a dream come true.

Aftermarket aluminum heads are great, but just not the same vibe as the legendary RAII heads.

The first of the round ports.

EXACTLY!

I likely won’t ever have the means to afford a real RAII car (Mattison’s old blue RAII is my dream car), so I’ll make my own. BTW, no plans for the carb or hood pan. My car has A/C so it will be plainly obvious these heads don’t belong on the car…which I kind of love.