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PD what is the rpefered material for the thick spacers , seems they come in 4mm not sure of the material just yet. saturday I glass beed the carbs and intake. never got done last weekend, I went crazy with the wire wheel in the engine compartement and under the car.

The 351c I just had freshened up ( I did it becuase the oil pump jambed last year and broke the distr gear and damaged the cam, so I had a local engine builder do the heads and cam bearings. I put a new cam and lifters, HV oil pump with hP spring new oil pump shaft, HV oil pan. timing DR timing gears, alum water pump, Detomaso valve covers, this motor was just done out in Calif, before I bought the car. It had FT pistins with OC 4V heads. No ridge on the cylinder walls. My plan is freshen this up and keep the original motor and build another one. If I dont blow this to china the summer.) I have two new SVO blocks R302 & G351 and not sure what I want to build.

Oh back to the subject the cam that was put back in the motor was an exact replacement of what was taken out. I did this becuase they matched the springs. It was a mild hydralic cam. I think this was a HALL PANTERA replacement motor.

OK OK it takes me a little time to explain !!

COMP CAM FC-268H-10 Pt# 32-221-3 Hydralic
Gross lift 494
Duration @ .006 lift 268
Valve Timing @ .006 int 28 BTDC 60 ABDC
ext 68 BBDC 20 ATDC
These specs are for cam installed @ 106 intake Center line
Duration @.050 Int 219 exh 219
Lode Lift .286 .286
Lobe separation 110

Its not wild at all, the heads are on but I could pull them back off if you think a solid lifter cam is in line here. I would have to get the machine work done for crew in studs.

The reason I went this route is I'm determined to drive this car in the spring.

Ron