1955 Buick 322 V8 Connecting rod bolt issues

[BigAudioAl]

My stock connecting rod bolts, which connect rods to crank for my 1955 Buick 322 V8 are stretching too much during engine rebuild. If I cannot locate stock replacement bolts, anyone have any suggestions for non-stock solutions to this issue? Even if it means having to re-balance entire rotating assembly.

Thanks.
-Al

[raycow]

If you can't find new stock bolts (and are uncomfortable with used ones), you might want to see about adapting currently available bolts from a different engine.

I checked the ARP catalog, and it doesn't have anything listed for nailheads. However, you might want to contact their tech support to see if you could send a sample for them to match.

http://arp-bolts.com/

Ray

[BigAudioAl]

Thanks for the advice, Ray. Will fwd your message to my mechanic for him to look into. -Al