Just received the head back from Tom's, along with some roller rockers and an engine stand!







Now I'm trying to achieve the correct pushrod length. The original length is 9.68". I installed them to see how they lined up





Seemed a bit short. I made an adjustable pushrod out of an old one and tried again.





Those are the pushrod at 10", which seems high to me but I've never built an inline 6, much less with roller rockers either. The block has been decked .030, Tom re-worked the head so I'm sure it lost a little, and it also has a new cam. The lifter was tack welded to stop it from collapsing during testing.

For those of you who have done a roller conversion, does this seem about right or am I way off.