Rocker shaft.. What a state..

Thought I would share with you the state of the rocker shaft.. Bare in mind I have no evidence that this has ever been changed in the life of the car which is more than 40 years and well over 100,000 miles. for the uninitiated this should look uniformly shiny... Instead it is worn in to ridges under the rockers which are easily felt with a finger.

This clearly explains why the rockers had considerable sideways play. Needless to say this will be replaced with a new shaft alongside new rockers and springs..