Reworking the 273 Adjustable Rockers

Rapid Robert said

here's the pickup/NPT pipes! looks worse in the pic than it does in person & I just tossed em on there today with no alignment just to take a pic. (1) my "drill bit photo" hole is drilled to 1/8. should I drill on thru into the shaft & if so should it be with valve closed? should I do anything to the adjuster screw side other than plug the side (outside) hole that Ma drilled for the inner adjuster screw hole? should I plug the shaft "side" hole that is 63 deg from bottom bananna grooves/hole?

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(1)How far out did you drill the pump body?
(2) You are going to set the pickup about an 1/8" off the bottom of the pan and brace it?
(3) Is that 1/2" npt?
(4) Is the pipe screwed in to the pump or into an adapter?

I'm not drilling my shafts untill I test the holes already in them. Then i will decide weather to drill them or not.
Make sure your rockers are not rubbing the valve spring also.
I hope you canned the hydraulic"solid" lifters on a solid lifter cam idea an went with a hydraulic cam instead.