I finally got my engine assembled to the point that I could check pushrod length. The first thing I learned is the stock ones are like 3/4" too short. With the rocker sitting as low as it will go on the stud, there's like a 1/4" gap, and I haven't lifted the rocker to set geometry or compressed the lifter at all yet. So tomorrow I build the checking pushrod. My intakes and exhaust valves sit at slightly different heights, so I'm going to make 2 checking pushrods and order different lengths for each, since it won't cost any more that way. I just went ahead and ordered the 1.8 BBC rockers. The pattern is going to end up on the outside third of the valve tip, but isn't close to running off anywhere. Panic, I've decided with respect to #1 above that they don't even know and for #2 - I've got nitrous, I can overcome.
