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Hand built from a block of steel using a hand held grinder. It's actually for a 1902 Oldsmobile. I created a computer program to map out existing lift on old cam. I mapped out desired lift. The computer program I wrote was specifically for this. Then I took the lift at specific spots and worked it back and forth with a drawing program.

With the drawing program I drew the cam based on all the dimensions from rocker arm to lifting rollers. When I got done I put the cam on the car and measured it to a dial indicator. I checked the lift every 10 degrees. Lift was dead on at the valve and no 10 degree increment was more then 10/1000's off.

The goal was not just to make a cam but to make it so it was repeatable; all with a hand held grinder, belt sander, sand paper and a dremmel tool for polishing:

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Originally posted by comp2:

The goal was not just to make a cam but to make it so it was repeatable; all with a hand held grinder, belt sander, sand paper and a dremmel tool for polishing:



By the way just as I was finishing the polishing with the dremmel tool, I blew up the dremmel tool. The darn thing engulfed in a smoke, spark and fire ball. I yanked the chord and threw it on the floor. I had never had one of them do that before.
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