@rlee63a4 posted:FWIW, back in 2009, I pulled the unknown camshaft out of my engine when I was in the process of installing Edelbrock aluminum heads I purchase from Ohio George Montgomery at his speed shop here in Dayton, Ohio. The cam I pulled out was the same Crane H-278-2. Figuring I may need a different cam given the increase in compression, I went back to George for his advice; he was aware of my 1972 Pantera application. Not sure what to recommend, George immediately got on the phone and called his buddy, Mr. Crane, who recommended I stick the Crane cam back in the engine since the cam was design for sporty street use especially with the higher compression I was going to get with the new heads. The engine is healthy and still going strong. Anyway, that’s my story, and I’m sticking to it…
Note that George ran Crane Cams in his gasser.
The only issue is the situation that Bosswrench has described. The READILY available profiles for a Cleveland are small. In fact when you start contacting cam companies many will tell you that the cam blanks for a Cleveland are not available, so they can't grind one for you.
I like staying as simple as possible so I like the flat lifter solution.
That Crane cam solves the criteria the OP asked for but Crane Cams no longer exists. Even many of the CompCams profiles are not in stock as well.
Honestly, I wouldn't expect a Melling "stock cj profile" to be available either, but you won't know for sure until you try to get one? Someone, somewhere may have a NOS? The trick is finding out where it is?