bottom end · FF-0357

Can an early Flathead be converted from babbitt-type rod bearings to insert bearings?

Yes, with different rods. Ed says the only maker he knows of for an insert-bearing rod is probably SCAT, and it has to be a long rod: a Chevrolet rod is too short. A new set of SCAT rods with insert bearings, probably taking Chevy bearings, is the other way this owner could repair the engine.

Expert

Ed Smith

Evidence

expert attributed

Component

insert-bearing connecting rods

Applicable scope

1938 Ford Flathead V8, 21-stud, 221 cubic inch, as Ed describes it