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It looks like all of the Racer brown cams are more street/strip focused.. I have a 5500LB truck with a snow plow...

I'm open to suggestions for a cam that is about maximizing torque potential.. 4000RPM is probably the top of the realistic RPM range.. and usually 1200-3000 in each gear.. will add compression, and maybe larger valves..

For me it would be some sort of RV grind.. Dutra RV10 or RV15 RDP cam.

Sent Ken the same pictures, Not disagreeing with you... but kinda hoping it is useable as the oil pump gear and the oil pump itself both look really nice.. That is the major driving factor to try and get it reground...

Thanks Illahe, that is easy to do. I will get on it! And the lifters will be packed some way that keeps them apart... maybe separate or maybe in the same tube..

Thanks Rusty, Ken said Yes... Next question: how do I go about sending a cam? cardboard tube, schedule 40 PVC? And the lifters in a separate box, or maybe in a bag inside the tube?

Yes 1963 version

The oil pump drive and oil pump gear both look good… not sure if the cam is worth sending to Ken @ Oregon. Is there any chance this could be reground?

This is a fine question, and well worth asking... I suspect most of the dismissive answers are due to the above fact... carbs are not good at keeping the AFR in the range that a converter will tolerate for long.. EFI would work better... which is why performance came back after the big three...

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Thanks Dave, That’s the only spot, so I’ll call it good.

The only spo I see on the crankshaft. One of the lifters is about the same, any chance of it being able to be surface ground and reused?

Just dissembled a junk engine. Two pistons are stuck in the bores, and the head is crusty. The crankshaft has one major rust spot on the oiling hole of one of the main bearings. Guessing that it is pitted at that spot, does that suggest the crankshaft is junk? or can major rust be removed by...

Yes it is probably going to be something as simple as possible. At the same time I have never thought or even imagined that low mount cliffords would be an option.. so maybe that is the answer right there... I'm going to stop reading the realistic experienced opinions that suggest it is a...

Low mount, but the 225 is taking the place of a 230 flathead on an M37. The initial attempt is going to be a glorified tubular exhaust manifold. Based upon this conversation that is unfolding, I am keeping it simple.. IF I am happy with the results, I might try again and get more complex in...