Quote: By the way, a quick digital reading of my 5 cam journals is:
1.73 1.93 1.95 1.96 1.98
First, your cam jounals arent the problem, you will need to clearence the bearings. Very common problem with the Big blocks, as you are now learning.
Since your assembled, the only fix is to take out each bearing, hone, reinstall and test fit the cam. Probably over and over again, untill it fits.
The problem is, is that you cant hone the bearing to fit the cam journal and then install it in the block and expect it to work. The blocks journal will force its own perimeters on the pre fit honed bearing, changing the actual fit.
The best way is to clearence the bearing as it is installed before the final assembly.
As far as measurements of the cam journals goes, I measured two cams one 73 factory and one a MP .590 cam
They measured very close to each other. Your cams journal measurements are on the small side compared to my measurements.
