cheap rocker arm swap question
 

Alright, so I was wondering a couple of things:

1. Will Cleveland Style rockers arms, pedestal mount, (from 351C, 351M, 400, etc.) bolt onto and work on Windsor heads. I'm looking to get the 1.7 ratio without spending much money (already have a torn apart 400 with rockers laying around somewhere). I've read they have the 5/16" bolt, same as the SBF.

2. Would 3.8L rockers arms (also 1.7:1 ratio) work on a windsor head? I've read that these have a metric bolt (8mm), but am wondering if I could bolt some on and use the SBF rocker bolts.

Thanks for any info. you guys can give me!

Re: cheap rocker arm swap question
 

call summit and get a new set there only like 200

Re: cheap rocker arm swap question
 

Thanks for responding. Unfortunately ordering a set of 1.7 rockers from Summit is not a viable option for me because:

1. Unfortunately I am back in school, out of state, and have VERY little in the way of funds. $200 is my food money that I'm borrowing anyway.

2. I have Cleveland style rocker arms laying around and acquiring used 3.8 rocker arms would cost very little. As in $10 - $20.

3. They would be going on my 255 V8 Thunderbird. I'm trying to build it out of spare and junkyard parts and $200 rocker would be half the value of the car.

I can't really experiment until I go across country back to my car for winter. Thanks again for responding, though.

...There has to be a shadetree mechanic who's tried this instead of just shelling out a bunch of money.

Re: cheap rocker arm swap question
 

well you could check them and see how they sit on the valve stem.if you dont knowwhat i mean then just leave the old ones on untill you can get a set