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Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« Reply #30 on: April 08, 2026, 06:16:10 PM »
ok so the sbf hyd' roller lifters were offered with a discount code making them £68 so i bought them. but then it'd be rude not to get the cam too so...... that was £299 with shipping (duties/taxes this end too but...) from summit so overall not bad. obviously i'll have to get pushrods to suit but hey ho the big bits are ordered. this is the cam i chose... https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-8918
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Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« Reply #31 on: April 09, 2026, 09:31:25 AM »
Make sure that the oil hole in the lifter body does NOT line up with the oil hole in the lifter bore.  The oil should come from the clearance volume between the lifter bore and the lifter, not directly from the oil hole in the bore.  You will over-oil the top end if those holes line up.
thanks for that although i wasn't planning to 'run' oil through the pushrods so would that still be a concern?
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Probably not a concern with hydraulic rollers, since the pushrods should stay in the lifter seat and block the oil.  I've never tried it though...
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Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« Reply #32 on: April 09, 2026, 10:25:34 AM »
What did you buy for lifters at that price?  Seems like single pair price for link bars
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Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« Reply #33 on: April 09, 2026, 06:22:33 PM »
What did you buy for lifters at that price?  Seems like single pair price for link bars
i got them on ebay (uk) from the 'MaXpeedingrods Official Store'. that chinese company has been around for many years and they wouldn't last if they made crap so.....
anyway the ebay number was/is 357452291320
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Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« Reply #34 on: April 09, 2026, 07:46:52 PM »
LOL
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Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« Reply #35 on: April 09, 2026, 09:09:22 PM »
Ouch!  I'd be throwing those lifters in the garbage, Neil...
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Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« Reply #36 on: April 10, 2026, 06:47:25 AM »
I agree with Jay, and although I wish you well, generally going the cheapest way and using parts not designed for the engine ends in disappointment.

If you do go this route, which I am not advocating, make sure those tie bars do not bind.  They need to be checked with one at max lift and the other on the base, and when both on the base, to ensure there is additional travel available, so you don't break the pins

Then make sure you have enough spring pressure (>150 seat and 165 is better, about 400 open).  Any loss of control or binding will beat them into submission.  The pictures I attached are an engine that came in from another builder.  It did not have adequate pressure and this is what happens when it loses control.  He was lucky, no damage other than lifters and cam.  Unfortunately, we don't know if those cheap rollers can handle that pressure, but without adequate pressure, it will cause damage, a "catch 22"

Additionally, when a roller axle fails (not the link pins), it makes a mess, usually worse than a failed flat tappet as the housing breaks apart and goes everywhere, usually eating its way through the bearings.  So failure costs could be very high.

Trying the cheaper cam is one thing, but I am with the others, send them back or make a cool display for your wall.

ON EDIT: Those are not posed pictures, that is exactly what I saw when I pulled the intake.  All the small parts were in the pan, but luckily didn't make it by a stock screen, a performance oil pump pickup likely would have sucked a lot more up
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Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« Reply #37 on: April 11, 2026, 09:06:39 AM »
I can't get behind any manufacturer whose only bullet point on their ad is "heat treated parts". 

The amount of Procomp/Speedmaster parts that I've seen fail, both in person and online on forums, is astonishing, but yet they stay in business because people keep flocking to them because of the price.
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Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« Reply #38 on: April 11, 2026, 11:47:19 AM »
had a bit more time on the run stand today. we got the gauges, ignition switch, solenoid, battery tray and clamp and fuel 'tank' tray and 'clamp' all fitted. next it's wire it all up and fit the new distributor, coil, new starter and s/h carb to the engine. we're getting there. oh and yes the jerry can's held down with a bungy strap but as it'll need to come off to fill it each time it's fine. it's nice and sturdy so....
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Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« Reply #39 on: April 11, 2026, 07:10:01 PM »
we checked the 'truck' clutch plate on the tremec input shaft and it fits a treat. i'll get a new one ordered before it all goes together.
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Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« Reply #40 on: April 13, 2026, 04:23:11 PM »
i just followed up on a previous post re the clutch. i ended up ordering a full clutch kit so i could upgrade to a diaphram style pressure plate. these tend to give a lighter feel at the pedal than the stock 3 finger type. the kit from rock auto with shipping, uk duties and taxes was only ?165 so a bargain i thought. i'm finding the puzzle pieces slowly, i just need the lid off the box with the picture on so i know where they all go  ;D
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