273 Commando Slugs

65 Val,

That's what I mean by being a head scratcher. You can't just reverse the piston on the rod because the slug will hit the head. Picture this. #1 piston, you're at the front of the block looking at it. Say the offset of the pin is towards the outside of the block (offset closer to driver's side front fender).

Now, take that piston (and rod, no reversing slug on rod), with the arrow (offset) pointing towards fender and turn the slug and rod 180 and set it on # 2 (opposite bank). Now the arrow just pointed towards the passenger side fender (now offset is towards the passenger side fender, offset just went left of center line instead of right of center line). The offset is reversed, and all oiling holes (rod and piston) are still where they are suppose to be in relating to the motor (cam).

Think about it. I know stuff like this can give headaches, I've got Excedrin bottles everywhere. LOL


Russ.