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new cam without pulling engine??

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new cam without pulling engine??

Posted: 4/28/05 8:17amMessage 1 of 7
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mark smith
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leesburg, FL - USA
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Vette(s): 1973 T tops corvette yellow met, 350 auto turbo 400
can i put a new cam in  my 73 vette  with just  pulling the radiator and fan off or do i have to  pull the engine???

1973 corvette yellow met.

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new cam without pulling engine??

Posted: 4/28/05 8:47amMessage 2 of 7
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Vette(s): 1972 Coupe Ontario Orange Black leather interior LS-5; Turbo 400

Hi Mark;

Just finishing a cam replacement in my 72.  I pulled the hood, fan, shroud, radiator, A/C condenser , w/p, etc. Had plenty of room.  No need to yank engine.

 

NJ BB Ken

1972 T Top 454; "Boomer" Latest "upgrades": 1 1/8" front Stabilizer bar. Rebuilt SS calipers with O-ring pistons. Under car Chambered exhaust. Fiberglass rear spring (360lbs/in). Bilstein Rear Shocks. 3/4" Rear Stabilizer Bar. Tow hitch. Performer manifold with 600 cfm Holley. Comp Cam 262 .499 lift. L-88 Hood in process

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new cam without pulling engine??

Posted: 4/28/05 10:21amMessage 3 of 7
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Vette(s): 496 big block, Dragvette 6 link, 12 bolt IRS conversion, Going for fastest Vette IRS E/T
Yep no need to pull the engine out, All you got to do is clear away the stuff Ken said. also you need to take off the intake manifold to get at the lifters. Before you do that, pull the timing chain cover off and rotate the engine over to line up the two dots on the timing chain then mark where the distributor rotor is at and then pull it out. that way you can just drop it back in with it as close to the original timing before you started. That way it will fire back up with out too much trouble. Then follow the cam break in procedure assuming its a flat tappet cam.Tumarr38470.4358449074
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new cam without pulling engine??

Posted: 4/28/05 10:48amMessage 4 of 7
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Vette(s): 1972 Coupe Anything, but Stock and more mods to come! SSBC Force 10 Brakes, 3.73, TH350, 355 CID, Rack and Pinion, Vette Brakes suspension front and rear.

Big job, Somethimes I think it would be easier to just pull the engine.  Just plan on giving yourself a solid week of week-nights to do the job.

Done forget the the carb, vacuum hoses, distributor, spark plugs and plug wires.

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new cam without pulling engine??

Posted: 4/28/05 10:55amMessage 5 of 7
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It is a big job, especially for one person to do. I pulled my cam before on my vette in one day but I had pressed two of my younger brothers to be my slaves...err assistants to help me out. You may want to bribe a friend with beer to come over a few evenings to help you out so things go quicker.
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new cam without pulling engine??

Posted: 5/4/05 7:16amMessage 6 of 7
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Vette(s): 69 Conv #'s match 427, TKO-600/.64, 3.36HD-Posi, HT, T/T, PS, PB, PW, SP, Leather, Comp XE264HR & Roller Rockers & Lifters, Air-Gap RPM intake, Holley St Av 770 VS, MSD 6AL+Dist+Blaster SS, K&N, Jet-Hot Hooker Side-Pipes, Steeroids, Al Rad, Spal Fans
I did mine by pulling engine..  took me one day to pull then one day to install cam and reinstall engine.. cthulhu38476.3067476852
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new cam without pulling engine??

Posted: 5/6/05 3:38pmMessage 7 of 7
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I pulled mine just to change the heads. Somethings are better to do on an engine stand. Yes it can be done still in the car but it doest take that much more to pull the engine so why bust your back. Those heads suck anyway so if your going to change the cam I suggest you consider that as well. 

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73 coupe L48, Flat-top pistons, Performer RPM Heads, Crane Cam and roller rockers, Holley 650 vac sec. Performer intake,
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