Engine build 10/21/2006

Call me cheap I made my own cam bearing tool. This is something your machine shop will do for you at a price.

If you have access to a small lathe you could do it yourself. I clean the bores with 000 steel wool and wipe with acetone after

deburring the holes.

That's number 12 in the back ground I'm quite proud of that one. It's the first car I have completed in the new shop.

It's in for rings and bearings and some suspension mods.

As a rule I drive cam bearings in horizontally but this makes a better picture.

The blocks in the back ground and four of the five I had machined last week.

Spent a whole day at the machine shop and got them done.

The one on the left you may be able to see the four bolt center cap. The blue one is a race block getting rings and bearings.

The one behind it is another 1275 GT. That and the 1275 GT on the engine stand are being built to slightly different specs.

They will both be put on the dynamometer and one will be sold.

The cam should spin between your finger and thumb, if it doesn't pull it out and polish the shinny spots with 000 steel wool.

Unless you have a big floor drain outside works.

 I spray WD40 on machined surfaces when dry. I blow it dry with 150 psi from a large compressor.

I use a two part 5 min epoxy to seal the plugs, I had one leak with thread tape once.

Rear plugs set with good smear of epoxy for good measure.

Fronts done.