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PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:22 am    Post subject: Cam day anyone? Reply with quote

Since everyone seems to be doing a cam why not do them all together so if anyone needs help or special tools, it's all there?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maybe a Cam/Rocker Day, since a few of us are doing rockers as well.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd be happy to lend a hand.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I dont know anything about either 1,but I lend a hand
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 2:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No offence, but that could turn into a very bad idea very quickly.

A cam swap isn't really a one-day job. Well, it is if you start at 6 am, work all day and call starting it up at 11:59 at night a one-day job...

...but that's only if you know what you're doing.

A first timer will take two full days taking into account a run to the parts store for at least one or two odds and ends and food breaks.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 2:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Even if you have extra helping hands?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I too figured it wasnt a fast process,but figured some of us firt timers could make parts runs if needed to help things run a bit more smooth.I guess it would be a cam 2 days instead of a cam day
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 5:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The other consideration would be space.
Where we could:
a) park all the cars
b) have room to organize all removed parts
c) still have room for people to get around the cars and parts without disturbing anything
d) be able to leave the cars and parts overnight if need be
e) easily get to a place to crash for the night

It is a nice idea, but considering how spread out we all are, I don't know if it would work that well.

A couple write-ups (w/tools needed):
http://www.mccgp.com/upgrades/caminstall/caminstall.php
http://home.cinci.rr.com/poot/cam/caminstall.html
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

what about just a local cam day? like buffalo cams, roch cams, etc... that way u stay close enough to home that u can either crash at ur house or at a friends, u'll have the help from the more experienced, and u'll have parts runners... outsiders can travel to roch/buffalo/syr to lend a hand or something
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you have 2 or 3 expereince people working on the car it can be done in a day. I know I can tare down the top end pretty quick. Just need people who are dedicated and be able to work together and at the same time. Ill come out and lend a hand if this goes down.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, I've got 8 or so cam swaps under my belt now....so whoever needs help or needs to know all the parts tips ect. lemmei know.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Holy pulling up old threads, batman!
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