Budget Build 5.9 for a 71 Scamp

I helped a friend of mine put together a 440 using a Lunati Voodoo cam. Once it went all the way in, you had to put a wrench on it to turn it. His block was fresh back form the machine shop with new cam bearings. He took the camshaft to the machine shop and they found that it was bent but were able to straighten it. After he got it back, it turned freely by hand. It was a brand new camshaft.