307 chev piston with floating pin?

[KnightEngines]

Turning up nothing - need to find a budget (preferably cast) 307 chev piston that'll take a floating pin (machined for circlips), any ideas who may do one?
Needs to be std bore size - 3.875"

[AA Performance]

I would be very surprised if any one does a cast piston to suit floating pins.
You can always stake the piston with a center punch once the pin is fitted.

[ProPower engines]

No one makes a cast piston as you require.You could use pin buttons to locate the pins.
What rod length are you using?

[KnightEngines]

It's not actually going in a 307, it's a little project I'm helping out a young fella with - for the engine in question I can get floating pin 5.7" rods about $300 cheaper than I can get press fit ones (seems wierd I know).
Can't use a chev rod, can't use the stock rods for the engine (they're 5.625"), rod choice is limited.

If I have to do anything silly like narrowing chev rods to fit or machining circlip grooves in pistons it's gonna blow the limited budget, same thing if I have to use the more expensive press fit rods (I'd prefer floating pins for this engine anyway).

Not sure I'd trust teflon buttons, I've never used them, but I guess they may be an option?

[ProPower engines]

Scat sells a 5.7 long cap screw type rod with press pin option.they use a 3/8" cap screw with doweled cap.
I use them for boats to replace stock rods. About$195/set Part#25700P

[KnightEngines]

No good, need narrower rods, if I had to narrow a set of chev rods I may as well pay the extra for the off the shelf press fit rods can get.

[Racer X]

Check with JE. I don't know about cast though.

[hodge]

sealed power speed pro is now crossing a lot of there pistons over to coated skirts and full float pins and discontinuing old ones call federal tech they may be abel to help you.

[WATT'S SHOP]

If you REALLY need to keep it cheap, get to work!

Just drill the rods at 4 o'clock or so and tap them for a 1/4 28 set screw, blunt the screws,grind a divot in the pin and loctite the screws in.

Total budget less than $5 assuming you have drills and taps, if you need them too, maybe $20

Then you can use the cheapest piston out there and save more money.

Good Luck!

[KnightEngines]

Hmm, that got the gears turning in the head.

How about a set screw in the small end, but with a groove in the pin so it can still float?

Or a circlip on the actual pin either side of the rod?

Has that been done? - trying new things is all well & good, but I prefer to try new things on my own stuff before hand so if it goes bang no-one gets upset with me!

[Rizzle]

Wrist pin buttons?

EDIT: missed that you've already thought of that, sorry

[ProPower engines]

If this is totally on the no budget side a 1/8 roll pin not a split pin through the pin boss of the piston.
I did that years ago on some pistons that did not have the groove machined in one side, Lasted since 96!!!
I just freshened that engine 2 weeks ago and every thing was fine to go back together.

[KnightEngines]

^ top idea, that'll work, I'm gonna do that, I'll have to shorten the pins or scratch around & find some shorter ones - should have something laying around.

Win/win - I can use the cheaper rods & the press fit pistons & keep floating pins with less than an hours work.

[ProPower engines]

I left a short bit out to pull out again if required

That will be $44.95 inc.over seas shipping

[autogear]

Don't forget V A T surcharges.