I learned something new to how to remove camshaft....

Thanks for the video. Hurry up and watch it before the copyright police delete the account.

I think the Cam grinder ripped them off. That cam did not appear to need need welding. ( Actually, looked pretty darned good on the Cam Doctor )

You can grind them down to a very small base circle... and then just add thicker lash pads. In fact, some of the solid core cams are preferred because you can machine the center core smaller in diameter and get really big lifts and duration. This is called an " undercut ". I've had it done to some of my H-Lift/Duration A12 cams and L-24 cams when I was racing.

Of course, if you want to maintain stock lash pads, then welding is necessary. Stock lash pad thickness is around .118". Competition Lash Pads are available in .010" increments from .130" to .300+" . That allows for a whole lot of material to be taken off the Lobes if necessary.

 

 

 

Stopped watching after the guy ran all over the seller. Seller was near his budget to start with but wanted to rip his head off to line his on pocket. I have no respect for a man like that. They could have both come away in a win-win, oh well...

$600 for the camshaft work? That's nuts. What shop was that anyway?

Somebody posted that a while ago, on this forum I think.  It's kind of old.

 

Edited out my negativity...

Edited January 19, 20169 yr by Zed Head

Never mind.  And the version in the link below is gone, apparently.  

Funny thing though - California Datsun has changed screen name to URGELIS.  Odd.

 

 

Edited January 19, 20169 yr by Zed Head

Here's another link - 

 

9 hours ago, Zed Head said:

Never mind.  And the version in the link below is gone, apparently.  

Funny thing though - California Datsun has changed screen name to URGELIS.  Odd.

 

 

That's too funny, we're jealous of that guy. What a joke, should be URNOTBUYINGFROMME

Wow, thanks for making that clear for me.  I am so far from jealous, and so far from the text-speak phone world that I didn't even get it until now.

To all future California Datsun LLC customers - if you have a problem with product quality from Al Allen it's because 'you are jealous!".  So don't expect good service, it's your personal problem.  Just deal with it.  Suckers.

I just googled that "urgelis" and there were negative ebay buyers from '04.  What a douchebag with that kind of username, probably has a personalized tag on his car that says the same.  Is that a narcissist or what! 

So where did the Z they used in the show end up now ?