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Old 02-01-2011, 06:41 AM   #6
Greg in Jax
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Default Re: I need Simca "V8-60" help

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I have been tracking down parts for an acquaintance in NZ who is putting together a Vedette engine, and he got stuck on the same part. Rod bearings are available in France but they are $500 - 800 a set. An option is to use BMC 1098 or 1275 (AH Sprite, MG Midget) rod bearings. The width is very close and that is not the important measurement, they are staked bearings, and it would only require regrinding the crank to the standard BMC big end sizes. Vedette standard crankpin diameter = 1.7455 - 1.7555, BMC is 1.6254 - 1.6259. That means that standard BMC big end bearings are .1191 - .1196 undersize for the Vedette. IThere are many sources for the BMC bearings.
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