Originally Posted By MR_P_BODY
You basically did as I said by cutting the
slots in the cam.. I cut them about 1/8" deep
maybe a little less but when you spin the cam
it cuts like a knife.. glad to hear you got it.
People that do it for a living do the whole
thing in a minute.. for them time is money..
but thats where I learned it at
EDIT
I use a .040 cut off wheel to cut the slots
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Yes, thanks for that tip, it worked great! I thought about cutting the groove on a diagonal, but I wasn't sure how well I could pull that off with a hacksaw, and I wanted the cutting edge to be straight and sharp. I should have cut the groove deeper, that would have let me cut a bit longer and reduced the number of times I had to R&R the cam to clean the groove out.

Another thing I did that worked well was pack the oil feed holes with axle grease. This caught all of the loose cuttings and kept them from falling down the oil feed. I didn't do this for the feed lines to the heads, since I figure I can flush those out with some brake cleaner from up above.

Thanks again for all the tips and advice to keep this project moving!

Clair

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