BBC cam alignment

[Caveman Tony]

I bit the bullet. Its on a truck now.

I would love to do 'Red Ball Express version 2.5', but I ain't got enough ca$h.
(food + gas + hotels + plane tix + beer = just north of $2000...)

Cheapah to just ship it. Shipping was just a little more than the cost of gas woulda been.

Planning on pulling motah shortly aftah its arrival, probly with the assistance of Goliath.

[Deaf Bob]

Hindsight being 20/20... Might have been the first choice... At least you have a desert rear to sell to get some $$ back...
At least you will have a story to tell..
I don't have many good memories/trips with my dad... Making sure my kids have good times with theirs..

[squirrel]

If there are bolt holes to attach the spider in the lifter valley then it's probably a roller cam block. I would not be surprised if the block was for rollers, but they were not used, that's common on Chevy truck motors (I have a 350 in my shop like that).

[Caveman Tony]

If there are bolt holes to attach the spider in the lifter valley then it's probably a roller cam block. I would not be surprised if the block was for rollers, but they were not used, that's common on Chevy truck motors (I have a 350 in my shop like that).

I'll hafta check that when I pull the intake.

If it is a "roller block" that GM assembled with a flat tappet, does it matter whether I use a flat or roller cam?

I'd sure love to spend $150 for a new cam, vs. $500+ for a roller cam + roller lifters.

[Mr4Speed]

Some of the 88 through early 90's small blocks are the roller cam block casting but weren't machined to accept the spider if they came with a flat tappet cam. No idea how they did it with the big blocks.

[squirrel]

OEM roller cam parts are not as expensive as aftermarket stuff (and you have to use the aftermarket stuff on the early blocks). You can re-use roller lifters and cams, they aren't nearly as picky about wear patterns as flat tappet cams and lifters are.

[Caveman Tony]

So I found BBC pushrod guideplates on Summit.com... Edelbrock, no years listed. $41 for the Comp pieces, also no years listed.

Scoggin-Dickey listed their GM pieces as for "1960-90" big block iron heads.

This motor is a Gen V, which I'm pretty damn sure is a '91-'96, flat tappet, and it had guideplates.

So what the hell?

If I buy these, I'll only know if they fit once I get 'em on there and check the alignment. *&^%$#@.....

I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.

For now, "Big Dead Red" is delivered, and I got motah pullin' to do.