cletus Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 my brother has one of those thumper cams in a 318. He wishes hed gone with something else now, its pretty doughy down low. The fact it is deliberately designed to idle rough for wank factor, would suggest to me theres a better alternative that is more efficient and works better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRWEST Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Doing the washer blank on the impala, Sparkie reckons the self park on the wipers is part of the motor setup thats been pulled but havent tested it yet to confirm his theory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 ^^ Yeah was wondering how much was marketing cheese. To me the sound comes as a result of choosing a cam, not t'other way round. Now looking at all sorts of cam profiles to see if I can decipher the black magic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Doing the washer blank on the impala, Sparkie reckons the self park on the wipers is part of the motor setup thats been pulled but havent tested it yet to confirm his theory Bum. Self parking is pretty handy. On mine it's part of the main shaft sprocket (yet to be confirmed)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr2 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Enjoying your build thread. I've got a good mate who has a 302 XY fairmont that's been in his family since new, great to see them still out there! Re the spray gun issue; I use a small, inexpensive touch-up gun for painting car parts. They use very little air, have far less overspray than a full sized gun, with a small 125cc pot there's less wastage and best of all I can clean the gun with only 1/3 of a cup of thinners. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 That's a good idea. I pretty much just use mine for motorbike parts and pushbikes etc, so a touch up gun would be fine, probably better suited to my wheezy compressor actually...Just back from Repco, picked up a gun kit that has nozzle, needle and air cap, for all of $10. That, plus the cleaning kit I grabbed should see me right for a while (all I do is lay down primer). Especially if I actually clean it properly, did some youtubing and I've been a bit slack in that dept... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Ragtop Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 FUCK, That's not spost to happen till it's in the engine! gutted mate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Shocked and gutted about the broken cam. I support you - you didn't pay the courier company to deliver it, you paid NZ Post (YouShop). Good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakesae101 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 shit how does that even happen wouldn't have thought a camshaft would be that easy to snap in half 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Yeah must've had a decent whack all right. Will be interesting to see what the procedure is from here. Have sent pics and pretty clear indication of what my expectations are to nz post (helps that I'm hungover and grumpy). I am not expecting to wear any costs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Twin cam small block ford...? (before anyone else says it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOHC Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 There must have been a week spot in that cam? That twin port BSA looks cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 That's what I'm telling myself, better finding it like this than it lunching itself in the engine... Haven't opened it so no idea if there's any metallurgical clues at the break. And yeah, tis a nice old chuffer, one of my favourites - 32 Blue Star, 350 hand change thumper... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOHC Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Because the cardboard box looked hardly damaged, if you had no luck with the post you could ask the seller for another cam as it fell in half . I have a 1949 BSA 350 with a 409cc kit in it 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRWEST Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Jesus, thats not ideal ay! Feel your pain, awaiting a urgent package in transit from the states which i need next week to get my car to beach hop.............getting nervous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Mk1 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Had to have been dropped. I've broken cams before (while wrecking engines for scrap) and it isn't that hard to do, just the right angle and they go ping. Dropped or shut in a door type action. Super lame. Otherwise great thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Yeah was thinking they might be brittle enough to snap if hit right, cheers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66gt Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 That's a good idea using the clothesline to hang parts off to paint. My Mrs will be feral after she sees me doing it this weekend if it's not raining. Like the spring stretchers too bloody good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathcollector Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 That cam casting looks a little grainy doesn't it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I was thinking the same. Looks rough as Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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