deuce_roadster
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I am pretty sure Ford called those "engine stay rods". Have nothing to do with anti-chatter.
Chatter Rods/bars
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AnthonyG
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I also remember adapters that were available for connecting the anti chatter rods to an 8BA a number of years ago. They mounted using several of the bell housing to engine threaded hole using slightly longer hardware & were crescent shaped & one mounted on each side with a hole on each one centered and about 1 in further out from the bell housing bolt pattern that the rods bolted to. I have an 8ba in my 35 and secured the rods to the frame away from the engine and haven't had any chatter issues so never worried about connecting them.
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AnthonyG
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19Fordy
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Lengthen the stock 40 rods by cutting rewelding them either by cutting and welding in a section or by sawing off the threaded end and welding a new rod with thread to make them longer. They are made of mild steel. Or, you can made an entirely new pair from mild steel like the ones shown here.
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grumppyoldman
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The one's on my 41 run from the bellhousing to the front crossmember. Only have one on right side and it's not bolted down. Will fix that as I get to it. Al