Compression rod Ball end Mod. using a mono ball from a Ford IRS.
Turn down the TC Rod to 14MM (.551") cut to about 7", thread 14 x 1.5 MM for 2.75"
The threading die was purchased from a machine shop supply for $11 the Mono balls
from a self serve junk yard for $7 each.
This is a simple bolt in BUT the pivot of the mono ball is about one inch forward of the factory.
It has a smaller OD than the factory.
I am a long way from a finished project, so testing will have to wait.
If some one has run with a shortened TC Rod please let us know how it worked.