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Small block belt cam drive users ? #1101292
10/25/11 01:43 AM
10/25/11 01:43 AM
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St. Paul , Mn.
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I am putting together a Weber belt drive to use on my bullet.
Got it used and there are a couple issues I am battling.
When I got it , it had one thrust washer and one torrington bearing.
I am guessing that the block was machined for this set up , because there isn't enough clearance under the thrust plate for all of it even with .099 of shims stacked under it.
This is way more shim than I would like to see under it anyway.
I spoke with Dave Weber and he never used the torrington bearing on his deals.
When you set your cam end play , did you have any problems or things that had you scratching your heads ?
The block plate has also been cut down for a short deck motor and the holes for mounting the front mount distributor are cut in half.....I am debating whether to weld material ( about 1/4 " ) to the area to restore the holes or buy another plate..........since I just got laid off , I am thinking cheaper is better , but don't want to do anything that would be impractical or unsound. ( again )
For those who would advise " you should have bought new and not had to F*#% around " I cannot disagree.
Next time I will.
But I have the drive and the distributor ( with B.B.C. brackets ) for pretty cheap , and my stubborn side won't let me not try and make it work.
Any helpful hints would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Small block belt cam drive users ? [Re: tubtar] #1101293
10/25/11 02:56 AM
10/25/11 02:56 AM
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can you get it to work with out the bearing?
with just shims?


the plate is just a flat sheet, easy enough to make a new one...


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Re: Small block belt cam drive users ? [Re: mafo] #1101294
10/25/11 03:02 AM
10/25/11 03:02 AM
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Melbourne , Australia
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Alot of the comp guys used to convert them to run the thrust bearing, but it did require machining the block.
I made up a few tall deck plates for those belt drives, although I had a seniors moment and put the idler bolt holes in the wrong position. They are collecting dust in a cuboard at work nowadays. I might get around to making the plugs and repositioning them.


Alan Jones






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