adding Guide Plates

[RustyBuckets]

Do i need to machine heads or get screw in studs for Guide plates? (1979 sbc 350) vortec heads

 

[BigAl285]

What are you all doing to the heads and the motor? Or what are your plans to do?

 

[RustyBuckets]

They are stock 906 vortecs on a carbed motor, the rockers are from the old smog heads that were on the truck. I have just seen all of the guide plates held down by something but I dont have anything securing them except the pushrods.

 

[farmerchris]

http://www.ehow.com/how_8775432_install-pushrod-guide-plates.html

 

[RustyBuckets]

My rocker studs do not have a hex head. nor any head, they appear to be push in

 

[BigAl285]

I believe all center bolt style valve cover heads use a self aligning rocker arms. If you put in the guide plates then you will have to get new non self aligning rockers.

 

[RustyBuckets]

I cant reuse my old non self aligning rocker arms?

 

[BigAl285]

If you want after you get the guide plates put in you can. If it was me I would call a local machine shop and talk to them, not sure how much it is , or what is involved to get guide plates put in.

 

[RustyBuckets]

I already Torqued the heads down.... -_-
Should i just say screw guide plates and buy some self aligning rockers?

 

[BigAl285]

If you pull the heads off you will need to replace the head gaskets then. I would figure out exactly what you want to do to your motor or what you expect out of it. Rather then paying for something twice or not using it after a few months. If your going to pull them off I would have them checked out. Head work isn't cheap. I knew my heads wont be cheap, I put $1100 into my heads. I had bigger valves / new valves, 3 angle valve job, port / polished, milled.

 

[RustyBuckets]

I bought brand new vortec heads. I thought i had planned it all out, but missed this part i guess.

 

[RustyBuckets]

Does anyone have a suggestion on something i could do without pullin the heads back off?

 

[GreaseDog]

Buy self aligning rockers, and be done with it. You're making this way harder than it needs to be.