Thanks everyone. Thanks CNC for the photos. Turns out a really good friend of mine who use to crew on an alcohol funny car says he can do it. I have to locate a 302 rod to make a fixture out of to hold the bearing and then be able to chuck it in a lathe and narrow the bearings. Looks like the procedure will be to cut the small end and beam off, narrow the wide end sufficiently for the narrowing and to be able to chuck it in a lathe. CNC I just looked at my rods and they don't have much of a chamfer so I will show my friend the pictures and see if we can put a little more of a chamfer.
