afeng79
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- Apr 23, 2014
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- Location
- Vandenberg AFB, CA
- My Car
- 1972 Mustang Hardtop
Hey all, long story short, I removed my water pump from the used 429 motor sitting in the car because it was leaking from the weep hole on the bottom when I went to fill her up with fluid. Took the water pump off and found this:
When I took off the pump I broke one of the bolts going from the pump through the cover and into the block . Then I decided, well I better take off the timing cover because this looks pretty terrible plus I need to fix this broken bolt. I started taking the timing cover off and after an hour of prying it off the rusted stuck bolt, I ended up cracking it (it was the only way it was going to come off!).
Upon looking at the timing chain I noticed it was pretty loose. Now I want to replace that but since I'm in it this far, I figured hell lets throw a cam in it and since I'm doing that I might as well replace the rockers with rollers. (By the way, I am planning on doing the cam with heads still on the car. I also want to know if this CAN be done. I was advised it can by a reputable source)
The cam I am initially thinking of going with is this one: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-k3500 . Does this look like a good cam for a street application and does anyone know the correct roller rockers to use to match this engine application? I started looking up roller rockers and was overwhelmed with all the different options (stud type, etc). Not sure where to start...Does anyone know?
When I took off the pump I broke one of the bolts going from the pump through the cover and into the block . Then I decided, well I better take off the timing cover because this looks pretty terrible plus I need to fix this broken bolt. I started taking the timing cover off and after an hour of prying it off the rusted stuck bolt, I ended up cracking it (it was the only way it was going to come off!).
Upon looking at the timing chain I noticed it was pretty loose. Now I want to replace that but since I'm in it this far, I figured hell lets throw a cam in it and since I'm doing that I might as well replace the rockers with rollers. (By the way, I am planning on doing the cam with heads still on the car. I also want to know if this CAN be done. I was advised it can by a reputable source)
The cam I am initially thinking of going with is this one: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-k3500 . Does this look like a good cam for a street application and does anyone know the correct roller rockers to use to match this engine application? I started looking up roller rockers and was overwhelmed with all the different options (stud type, etc). Not sure where to start...Does anyone know?