check with british parts northwest, they sell a Heavy Duty bearing which they
say are the same material as VP2.
CB91253 (main brg) & CB91252 (rod brg). $45 a set...Leighton should be able to
tell you who the manufacturer is before you buy...
Also check with Basil Adams basiladams@yahoo.com he undoubtably has NOS
vandervell VP2's in all sizes for spitfires, but he isn't cheap.
--
All the best
Aaron Johnson
#87 HP Spitfire 1500
Southern Illinois Region SCCA
hpspitfire.serverbeer.com
> Leon is correct, all County brand bearings are made by King in Israel - they
> do the two different types. I'm not sure their lead ones are as good as VP2
> but they are certainly better quality than standard Glacier ones.
> King/county equivalents to Glacier have the same shiny bearing surface as
> they are aluminium, the lead type have a dull, greyer finish. In the Canley
> website six cylinder big ends are 149081, then '/10' etc for the undersizes
> and 'OE' stuck on the end for original equipment, so good quality .010"
> bearings are 149081/10OE.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Guyots3@wmconnect.com>
> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Cc: <hottr6@hotmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 3:42 AM
> Subject: TR6 rod bearing saga
>
>
> > In a message dated 8/18/2005 8:03:17 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > owner-fot-digest@autox.team.net writes:
> >
> > > Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:01:30 -0400
> > > From: "SHANE Ingate" <hottr6@hotmail.com>
> > > Subject: TR6 rod bearing saga
> > >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > You may remember from 2 weeks ago my plea for sources of Vanderwall VP2
> rod
> > > bearings.
> > >
> > > I thought I found a cache at Dave Bean, but when they arrived, they
> were
> > > crap Glacier aluminum.
> > > Returned.
> > >
> > > Then I found "VP2 equivalents" at Vizard's APTFast. They arrived last
> > > night. Package says made by "Country" in the UK, but elsewhere in the
> box
> > > it says made in Israel. They look suspiciously like crap aluminum, not
> > > lead/copper as advertized, but I could be wrong.
> > >
> > > Anyone had any experience with these Country bearings?
> > >
> > > Shane Ingate "doesn't anyone make decent metal anymore" in Maryland
> >
> > Shane,
> >
> > This issue was covered earlier by this list, I thought, however, I have
> seen
> > the 'country' bearings listed in the APT catalog, although it doesn't
> actually
> > mention the word 'country'.
> >
> > If they are from Israel, then they are probably made by the 'King' bearing
> > company, and it is my understanding that they are indeed not plain
> aluminum.
> >
> > <A HREF="www.kingbearings.com">www.kingbearings.com</A>
> >
> > I believe that this is now the ONLY source of decent bearings for our
> > Triumphs.
> > It is also the source used by Canley Triumphs in Coventry.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Leon
> >
> >
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