Roller Lifter Retainer Modifications #DarkMatterPikachu #FairmontProject

35 thoughts on “Roller Lifter Retainer Modifications #DarkMatterPikachu #FairmontProject”

1. Why not do link bar lifters?

2. There's no substitute or greater value when compared to the professional talents engrained through years of catastrophic failures, adjustable adaptiveness, procedural macgyvering, and what 👁️ believe to be the most valuable in this field………

   Paying attention to the task at 👋🏻·>=<· surrounding areas of effect.

   A keen eagle 👁️ makes all this type of job, no work at all. C that? It's in en' angle:

   •☆✪☆•Fix-I†•☆✪☆•

3. You could get a lifter that has a ball instead

4. Those "dogbones" look like they're going to stay in place for all of about 10 seconds at "high speed" even "modified" to "fit" and about as worthless as tits on a boar for "self-retention" which is the FIRST "job" they must do before "lifter alignment" even becomes a "concern". Clearly they were "designed" for those equally "odd" lifters or they wouldn't fit THOSE so "well". And it looks like the lifters are dropping OUT of them at "zero lift" so only an "expert" unwilling to face the music and get the RIGHT PARTS and "eat crow" over ordering the "wrong parts" would consider using them even if they weren't such obvious disasters waiting to happen. What the hell is the "rivet" in the middle of them for? "Ballast"? Looks like somebody with a CNC machine and a "business plan" and maybe an "engineering degree" but absolutely zero clue decided to go into the "aftermarket high-performance parts" racket and probably selling an "affordable alternative" that's "worth every penny" until you start the engine.

5. That's why you only buy quality parts "guaranteed" to either fit or be "returnable" for a "full refund" or even with a "restocking fee" and make sure not to destroy the packaging like a little kid tearing open Christmas presents so you can return the parts "new in box". Damaged/destroyed original packaging is the number one reason most "enthusiasts" seem unable to "return" parts people with a clue have no problem returning because they've been around the block enough times with even the "wrong parts" in the "right box" to know that if you "buy it" you "own it" but as long as you can return it in the condition in which it was received, the "supplier" is PROBABLY going to "buy it back" since the alternative is somebody who showed good faith being "stuck" with something the way no "supplier" ever is or wants to be when THEY inevitably end up with the "wrong parts" from one of THEIR "suppliers". Not being a little asshole "demanding" shit and acting like a human being who has "interacted" with adults besides just asking Mommy and Daddy for their "allowance" is also a "bonus" when it comes to "getting what you want" when you already did so once but simply didn't get what you "needed".

6. Why not use link bar lifters?

7. I'm sorry that I missed the term:
   #DarkMatterPikachu and where it came from.
   Kevin has a short answer.

8. So with this series of videos, I keep asking myself, how much do these modifications hurt the structural strength of these parts? How do you know?

9. I would have polished the dog bones when I knew that they fit.

10. What retains the dog bones?

11. Excuse my ignorance but how do the dog bones stay seated?

12. ITT: guys making excuses for not doing it the right way.
    Clearance the block ( mill or burr ), clean the block, then move the fuck on.
    If you take the easy way, you will eventually pay for it twice.

13. Umm, can we get back to your shop?

14. I wonder how many shops would have just assembled it lol.

15. Quality link rollers don't have that issue..Yeah I'm old school…So what.!…

16. Eric, you should do a supercut of the engine build series when it's done, would be great to see it all in one documentary as it were

17. I'm loving all the dark matter pikachu engine content eric,, cant wait to see how it all comes together in the car

18. It's nice to know that he REALLY wanted to grind away at you new dogbones. Ever heard of masking tape?

19. This a very good machine shop.

20. nice ppl

21. i don't see how removing material would hurt anything: the lifters' turning pressure should be negligible to stress the dogbone. plus, the dogbone has two ends that hold each other from moving, along with what the comments say is a brace that goes over the top of every dogbone, later.

22. BTW: Why the hell nobody is wearing hearing protection while working with the grinder?

23. This machine shop should have known this. Should have went to ford strokers.

24. Kalvinator shop seems to have their stuff together. Camera man Bryan is doing a fine job too !!. Eric you must be so proud. TTFN.

25. I'm sure 'Dad' is happy to share his knowledge but it looks like he's not havin' as much fun filmin' the videos at this point.

26. Where can I get a clamp like that purple one with the crank handle on it in the background?

27. how many times did you have to do the intro at the machine shop?

28. So… what kind of damage are we looking at, other than the cam's getting "shoveled" down, if God forbid later down the road (or should I say drag strip/track) these dog bones end up failing?
    Probably not much else?

29. butcher job use the correct cross bar lifters or mill the block

30. how can I fix my motor 4 wiper blades noisy n dont always wor

31. What holds the dog bone down?

32. These vids are great, two thumbs up!

33. ERIC!! NO PPE WHEN USING THE GRINDER?!😜

34. Why didn't you use link bar lifters?

35. Personally i would have ground on the block alittle bit and used a good pencil grinder and red stone with a vacume at the bit to keep the shavings from even leaving the grinding spot.

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