Adam, the ones I ended up narrowing in on were ID of 10mm OD of only 18mm. Most of the FSAE bell cranks i’ve seen appear to have much thicker bearings in them. Was I looking at the wrong thing or does it not matter?
Some new things;
As I reassemble the car in preparation to move it again I was looking at the rear panel which I had intended on reinstalling in order to allow me to reinstall the stock interior with the exception of the rear boxes. Should be a real sleeper look. The issue I ran into is that I can’t install it with the cage in place from the top. The old one had cut outs at the top corners for the rear bars allowing it to be installed from the bottom. My solution is to locate a second panel and create an overlapping center piece that would be bolted into place. The factory stamping should allow it to align easily and keep its strength.
I’m also considering a redesign of the engine mounts. I am beginning to feel like my tube/gusseted plate design is a bit more complex than it needs to be. I came across some inspiration and might redesign to look a bit more like these:
The rear firewall will be finished with heat shielding on the interior and carpet on the exterior but for some reason I’m looking for an excuse to bead roll it like this:
Kind of makes me wish I bead rolled the end plates before I welded them in and made them out of thinner sheet.