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3W Hank · Yesterday, 11:31 AM

I know a few had used roller lifters but I'm not shore if Crower or Jesel today make it ( if so special order )
I has seen own made in a bronze bushing with keyslots to Ford FH.
I don't know if Navarro had them in the late 40's (?)
But I'll also seen radial grinded lifters.
I will use std 8BA +40 grams lifters on my Potvin 425 cam but I has another project that can be cool use that roller design ( no racing just fun mechanical stuff )

Ideas on that.

-I seek a 32 core 425 cam, so if anyone has one 'over' I'm ready.

Lawrie · Yesterday, 10:07 PM

We have them in our dragster
Crower made them special for us
Lawrie

flatrod · Today, 08:44 AM

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My Ardun had a roller cam in it when I got it. Built in the early 50's. It had 3/4 roller wheel and knocked at the top. They had welded in studs in the block and a piece of angle iron to keep the lifters from turning. I still have it. My plan if I were to use it was to use 1" KB link lifters. 1" body and roller wheel. They fit the block perfectly. I made up one pair with Y-block lifters cut down to fit in the KB lifter with an alum insert to hold them in. That was to get the length right as real Ardun lifters were tall. I never did put much thought into seeing if this would work as flathead, but will work for the Ardun.

Yesterday, 11:31 AM	#1
3W Hank Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2022 Posts: 577	Rollerlifters I know a few had used roller lifters but I'm not shore if Crower or Jesel today make it ( if so special order ) I has seen own made in a bronze bushing with keyslots to Ford FH. I don't know if Navarro had them in the late 40's (?) But I'll also seen radial grinded lifters. I will use std 8BA +40 grams lifters on my Potvin 425 cam but I has another project that can be cool use that roller design ( no racing just fun mechanical stuff ) Ideas on that. -I seek a 32 core 425 cam, so if anyone has one 'over' I'm ready. Last edited by 3W Hank; Yesterday at 12:22 PM.

Yesterday, 10:07 PM	#2
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,728	Re: Rollerlifters We have them in our dragster Crower made them special for us Lawrie

Today, 08:44 AM	#3
flatrod Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Anchorage Alaska Posts: 322	Re: Rollerlifters Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) My Ardun had a roller cam in it when I got it. Built in the early 50's. It had 3/4 roller wheel and knocked at the top. They had welded in studs in the block and a piece of angle iron to keep the lifters from turning. I still have it. My plan if I were to use it was to use 1" KB link lifters. 1" body and roller wheel. They fit the block perfectly. I made up one pair with Y-block lifters cut down to fit in the KB lifter with an alum insert to hold them in. That was to get the length right as real Ardun lifters were tall. I never did put much thought into seeing if this would work as flathead, but will work for the Ardun.