I began emailing Big Daddy Don at Racer Brown a while back to see if I could get 'em to make roller rockers for my beloved 318 Poly.. I got a response yesterday and thought I'd p*** it on. Yeah, yeah, I know - they're expensive, but they're cool. And all Don needs is 10 guys to pre-order to get things rolling. Here's the email I got (below). You can order directly from him if you're interested... I'm not even marking them up or acting like it was all my idea or anything, or even making a profit off of 'em - my goal here was just to make the best roller rockers for the Poly a reality (and they are bad***). If you want 'em, you can go directly to Don and he'll fix you up. Here's that email (below): ~Jason "Gary and I looked at it and decided it could be done. It will take a huge investment in programming time and we don't mind making the investment as long as we have guaranteed sales to cover the initial set-up and tooling costs. To set-up and run 10 sets will cost $800 per set, including Smith Brothers adjusters. Check with your community and see if there's 10 guy's willing to place an order with a 50% deposit, we will accept orders August 1st with a projected delivery within 90 days if we don't run into any snags along the way. We'll start the project as soon as all orders are received. Future orders will require a 30 day lead time. FBO Systems NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS Ship to: 1950 N. Douglas Street Mail to: PO Box 699 Cottage Grove Oregon 97424 New Phone: 541-942-5920 Skype Computor Phone:+1503-626-3267 http://www.4secondsflat.com "
Wow. I would think that I would start by modifying sbc roller first... I wonder if that would work? r
Robin they are shaft rockers. Harlen Sharp already makes 'em and they are about 1/2 the price. Sometimes all it takes is a PM.
No way - are you sure Harland Sharp makes 'em? They're a weird offset, and at an angle, too. These are like the ones they'll be like: http://www.4secondsflat.com/Racer_Brown_Rocker_Arms.html Here's a page with 318 Poly rockers on it (scroll down): http://victorylibrary.com/mopar/poly-graphics.htm They're weird, all right. I've got a Harlad Sharp catalog on the way - I should drop them a line to see about pricing. You're sure they have 'em? ~Jason
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