Connecting rod for internal combustion engine

A connecting rod comprising:

• a first side component including
• a first portion of a piston pin end defining a first segment of a piston pin bearing;
• a first portion of a crank pin end defining a first segment of a crank pin bearing;
• and
• a first rod component fixedly coupled between the first portions of the piston pin end and crank pin end, respectively;
• wherein the first side component is configured to be assembled together with a second side component having a second rod component, and
• wherein the first side component is configured so that upon assembly with the second side component, a first aperture is formed between the first and second rod components.

A method of assembling a connecting rod comprising:

• providing a first part of the connecting rod, wherein the first part includes first and second holes;
• providing a second part of the connecting rod, wherein the second part includes third and fourth holes, and wherein the holes are positioned so that, upon assembling the first part with the second part, the first hole is aligned with the third hole and the second hole is aligned with the fourth hole;
• inserting first and second cylindrical sleeves into one of the first and third holes and one of the second and fourth holes, respectively;
• putting together the first and second parts of the connecting rod so that the first cylindrical sleeve extends into both the first and third holes and the second cylindrical sleeve extends into both the second and fourth holes, wherein the first and second cylindrical sleeves align the first and second parts;
• and
• fastening the first and second parts together by way of first and second bolts that extend through the first and second cylindrical sleeves, respectively.