360 Con rod bearing quick question

amazon69 said
Hi all,

Hopefully you experienced engine builders can help me here. I am putting some bearings and rings etc into my 360. When I went to replace the con rod bearings I see that the Clevite 77 bearings that I have are slightly different to those I'm taking out. They fit perfectly otherwise, but the new bearings don't have the little cut out which I suppose allows/helpsView attachment 1715105029 oil circulation. I am sure I ordered the correct bearings, but I am unsure now whether to continue fitment or find some bearings with the cut out. I have attached a picture showing the original bearing vs the new, showing the missing slot. This is the first time I've been this deep into an engine so apologies if this is a stupid newbie question. I'd appreciate any help, thanks.

File a slot and put em in... simple deal and stuff like this is done everyday in pro engine shops all around the world. I used to be skeered to do stuff like this but not in the last 50 years... or if they are .020 under sell them to me cheap so I can file the slot and use them in my 383 small block.