Cam install advice please..
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Racer
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Long Island NY
Cam is in
Cam is in! Got the dots lined up on the first try..damn im good!
I took a step back and looked at all the crap i took out of this car scattered around the garage and got that >what the hell was i thinking< feeling. Slowly but surely its goin back together
I took a step back and looked at all the crap i took out of this car scattered around the garage and got that >what the hell was i thinking< feeling. Slowly but surely its goin back together
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From: Anthony TX
CI 6,7,8,9,11 Vet
St. Jude Donor '08
Heres a FUNNY FRIDAY STORY!
Today,, I had some free time during lunch and I pulled up the forum and saw this post. Cool,,,Novakain1970 is doing the same project that I'm doing. I reading down the post and saw BLOWNBLUEZ06 post.
Holy Crap! I was sitting there at work with KNOTS on my stomach! I thought I was going to puke
I couldn't for the life of me remember if I checked that or not. I was ready to just shut down and go home and check! I figured that I would visit Murphy and his school of laws and it would be in BSS ACKWARDS!
All day I stressed over it. I already started doing the un-install in my head.
Well,,,I got home and ran right to the car and checked! Dam-it, its in there DEEEEEEEP So I viewed it from under the car and WHEW!
All is good in HP TOWN!
SO,,,,,, BLOWNBLUEZ06 ,,,,,,THANK YOU very much for that very excellent info!
Bill C
Today,, I had some free time during lunch and I pulled up the forum and saw this post. Cool,,,Novakain1970 is doing the same project that I'm doing.
I reading down the post and saw BLOWNBLUEZ06 post. Holy Crap!
I was sitting there at work with KNOTS on my stomach! I thought I was going to puke I couldn't for the life of me remember if I checked that or not. I was ready to just shut down and go home and check! I figured that I would visit Murphy and his school of laws and it would be in BSS ACKWARDS! All day I stressed over it.
I already started doing the un-install in my head. Well,,,I got home and ran right to the car and checked!
Dam-it, its in there DEEEEEEEP So I viewed it from under the car and WHEW! All is good in HP TOWN! SO,,,,,, BLOWNBLUEZ06 ,,,,,,THANK YOU very much for that very excellent info!
Bill C
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: St. Paul MN
Heres a FUNNY FRIDAY STORY!
Today,, I had some free time during lunch and I pulled up the forum and saw this post. Cool,,,Novakain1970 is doing the same project that I'm doing. I reading down the post and saw BLOWNBLUEZ06 post.
Holy Crap! I was sitting there at work with KNOTS on my stomach! I thought I was going to puke I couldn't for the life of me remember if I checked that or not. I was ready to just shut down and go home and check! I figured that I would visit Murphy and his school of laws and it would be in BSS ACKWARDS!
All day I stressed over it. I already started doing the un-install in my head.
Well,,,I got home and ran right to the car and checked! Dam-it, its in there DEEEEEEEP So I viewed it from under the car and WHEW! All is good in HP TOWN!
SO,,,,,, BLOWNBLUEZ06 ,,,,,,THANK YOU very much for that very excellent info!
Bill C
Today,, I had some free time during lunch and I pulled up the forum and saw this post. Cool,,,Novakain1970 is doing the same project that I'm doing.
I reading down the post and saw BLOWNBLUEZ06 post. Holy Crap!
I was sitting there at work with KNOTS on my stomach! I thought I was going to puke I couldn't for the life of me remember if I checked that or not. I was ready to just shut down and go home and check! I figured that I would visit Murphy and his school of laws and it would be in BSS ACKWARDS! All day I stressed over it.
I already started doing the un-install in my head. Well,,,I got home and ran right to the car and checked!
Dam-it, its in there DEEEEEEEP So I viewed it from under the car and WHEW! All is good in HP TOWN! SO,,,,,, BLOWNBLUEZ06 ,,,,,,THANK YOU very much for that very excellent info!
Bill C
Hehe I was worried about it too...same knots in my stomach. I had already installed the puller and the rack. I see that the gasket could go on flipped but its pretty difficuly to screw it up. I remember that I put the gasket on the timing cover first to make sure it lined up with the appropriate curves of the timing cover.
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From: Anthony TX
CI 6,7,8,9,11 Vet
St. Jude Donor '08
Nope, for all the grease, little issues, and set backs, I still get tremendous satisfaction doing it all myself. We did a cam install project once on ENGLANDGREENS car when he lived in CT. There were 4 of of turning wrenches and throwing parts. It went together pretty darn quick and we were very successful. Did it over a weekend.
BC
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Racer
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Long Island NY
Its Alive!!!!!
The car fired up first turn of the key! Sounds great for a GM cam let me tell ya I plan on getting the car tuned/dynoed asap so ill let you know the power gains of the cam. Thanks everyone for your help, couldnt have done it without you
I plan on getting the car tuned/dynoed asap so ill let you know the power gains of the cam. Thanks everyone for your help, couldnt have done it without you
