Cam degreeing. I totally don't understand.

..........And never doubt how "bad" it can be. Some time back I helped a member about 30 mi from here. He had a 318LA in a short bed pickup that was a dog. "We" discussed where it should be and I've forgotten I think we moved it 6? degrees, to get it advanced far enough to be effective and also to "make up" for tolerances in the timing drive and so on.