08-21-2020, 09:32 AM
Tom, we basically built on the Carrillo Mac rod design. You sent me pix of this rod a long time ago, and I just expanded on it. It's the "H" beam style, but "waisted" in the middle like the Mac Carrillo rod. I still think Carrillo had the right idea. What we need is someone to fracture the cap. If I can't find someone to do this, I will go back to my original hollow dowel design. The hollow dowels aren't that easy to find these days. If I can fracture, I will use the 12-28 socket heads on the West Bend rod. There's plenty of room for them, and you can still get them. I made a model of the 820 crankpin and crankcase interior, and everything clears well. Thanks! Ted