What cam

Forget the bronze gear, period.

I think it is best to assume you need a steel gear for a roller cam, or an iron gear for a flat tappet cam.

Are you interested in getting together to do lifter bore bushings?

Some cams are stamped with numbers on the face of the 1st cam journal while others are stamped between the first one or two loves on the cam shaft itself. To be safe, you should examine BOTH areas. The stampings (if there are any) typically do NOT have brands but from the actual numbers, experts can tell who made it and then the manufacturer can sort it out if yu contact them.

Look at it this way- an operating, lightly modified engine is worth maybe $5000 and a replacement cam- of which you would know its characteristics- is worth maybe $250 or so. If you just cannot tell what you've got now, pull the cam out and replace it. I once went around and around with an owner on this subject- until he found a cam card in the paperwork included with his engine. The cam card numbers showed his cam was only suited for extreme high-rpm drag-racing or superspeedway racing. He was unsuccessfully trying to use it around town....

Captain I have a D2AE CA block I want to do bushings in do you have the tools? Lamont in Ft myers is going to do the machine work on my block

Steel gear it is!!
Sorry bosswrench, not really wanting to pull the cam if I can avoid it. Looking for the easy way on this one and hoping it does not come back and bite me in the butt.
Captin, we ought to get together one of these days. I have seen you driving your car but have never met you. I do look forward to it. I am in Ft. Myers by College and Winkler. I have 3 panteras here and have 2 friends about 2 - 3 miles from here that have panteras. Be good to all get together.
Larry B. Lamant should do you right! As a fellow pantera owner he knows what motivates these cars. I however have gone a little different direction with my builds. I have used Joe from Joes Performance. He is now at motor plex on old 41 by shell factory. He has built me 2 stroker motors at 500HP that I happily dropped in 2 of my older builds. Joe does nice work but if he says its going to take 8 weeks, plan on 16 weeks. Can honestly say they were faster than my Viper and handled better too.

see links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgVOwyF6b2k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEgDKILnG_s

Here is the same black car after I sold it. Now the winner of "My Ride Rules" TV show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efzAq5pRZJk

I spoke to Lamont a couple of weeks ago. He refered me to someone else to do the lifter bore bushings. He estimated that it would cost between $400 - $600 per block. I have 2 complete motors. I might as well do both.

I also Know Ron who owns the Motorplex shop. He has helped me before on my Falcon. I am going to go over and see him to see what he has to say. His shop is a great place to visit. Lots of Hot Rod stuff. Ask to see the Bar he has in the shop. It is truely remarkable. Just like a typical Neighborhood Bar.