Budget Build 5.9 for a 71 Scamp

a little light reading on the morning commute to work today ... This is the portion of my subway ride where the train is elevated above the streets, with cars driving underneath. Once I cross the Williamsburg Bridge into Manhattan, the train goes underground.

This book tells you to check the cam centerline before you tear the engine apart completely. I hope I don't really need to do that?

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If you plan to reuse it, maybe. But just degree whatever cam you put in it and you’ll be fine. The timing set SHOULD change (as well as the cam) with a rebuild so it’s good practice to degree it.