Thanks for those tips! I'm at that point with an INTEK 44. The pushrods are smaller in diameter than those in a Model 31, so a 1/4" die barely marks them. I'm on the hunt for a 10-24 die, but might give the solid barstock method a go.
To be sure of the objective of this exercise, we are aiming for the rocker arm to be at 90 degrees to the rocker arm stud when on the base circle (valve closed) part of the cam. Correct?