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He said he had a number of Y-Block bearings on hand.

Anyhow here is a list of things we still need:

cam bearings

std. con rod bearings

292 piston rings std.

water pump rebuild kit - bought a reman

oil pump rebuild kit

dist. rebuild (cap, rotor, points, condensor etc.) - pending

carb rebuild kit (Autolite ???) 2bbl

head bolts - got 'em

dist holdown - got 'em

gasket kit - have pieced together most everything, need to double check

pulley for crank, fan and fan (engine has no power accesories)

fuel pump and eccentric - pending

Thanks!

   Try eBay for the gaskets and cam bearings, I have found the there for $50 and $20 respectively. You may find other parts too.

    I have a set of head bolts set aside for you, just waiting to see if I had anything elase you need.

Hold off on buying the gasket set, I have a bunch of misc. gasket including heads. It may not be complete but if you don't mind making a couple it should do the job. I'll get them together and send next week with the head bolts.

If someone above doesn't come through, I can send a fuel pump eccentric and the rest of the parts for the front of the cam, and a distributor hold down, also valley cover bolts.  Let me know.

I shipped you another care package tonight, you should get it in three days, by Fri. I imagine.

Video the first run and brake-in, then post it on YouTube. I'd like to see what the parts we sent are doing.

Columbus I am assuming is in the summer, cant make that as I fight fires in the summer...

Tim, does the cam you gave us match the p/n on the box? If not, do you know the specs? Thanks- 

Even though I'm too slow to offer parts before others already have them on the way, I am still glad to see you teaching the young folks the ways of auto mechanics, and especially those "antique" Y Blocks.  If I can be of any help with parts, let me know.  Helping the youngsters learn by doing would be reward enough.  Even the local trade schools don't teach them to be mechanics, they teach them to be parts replacers.

Dan,

that is not the box for that cam, I'm sorry but I don't have exact specs on that cam. Since it was not one that I ordered all I have on it are the "vague"  specs.  Lift is supposed to be around .450" with 1.5:1 rockers (the Y has 1.43 or 1.54 ratio) and duration is listed as 278*  I know you would like to have the lobe center to degree it but I don't have that spec. listed. This is a single profile cam so the intake and exhaust should be the same, check the forth lobe back (#1 intake) and look for around 106-108*. I assume you did not invest in a multiple key-way timing set, so if you want to make a change an offset key would have to do. You can make one with a little creative filing out of a scrub key.

Dan.  I hate to be a stickler for details but when you say “install straight up” I’m assuming you’re still degreeing in the cam.  Simply counting the chain links is no guarantee that the camshaft is installed at the actual “straight up” position.  This is typically determined using a degree wheel and dial indicator to determine exactly where the cam is phased and then adjust accordingly.  If not degreeing it in, then the camshaft is simply being installed, not being installed straight up.

On a side note, I grew tired of trying to find a rebuild kit for the water pump so I ordered a re-maned one from Rockauto.com. It looks to be decent quality, the price was great and the shipping was SUPER fast. You guys may want to check them out for parts - so far so good in my experience...

The box of goodies arrived, your genorosity is amazing, I cant thank you enough! I'd PM you but there must be something wrong with my account, I cant PM???

I'll update our list, we are getting close!

"If someone above doesn't come through, I can send a fuel pump eccentric and the rest of the parts for the front of the cam, "

Thanks

Will put them in the mail today.