Thank you bringing me up to speed and clarifying.

I am unsure of how much discrepancy in this direction is acceptable, but I have never seen it mentioned in the FSM. I am going to wager that yours is permissible, but I will supply data.

I have a rebuilt head coming way and a beautiful set of unscathed rockers to mock up for you. That, and pictures of my engine.

Keep in mind these engines were probably designed in the 60's, and the rocker towers do not use the most precise means of locating themselves in relation to the cam.

I mentioned that the towers might be deformed due to the bending of the mounting dowels... perhaps you should roll one of the dowels on a flat surface?

good luck, hang in there.

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