Let me weigh in on the side of cam bearings "even if the surfaces are in top
notch condition.
Joe
Gary Kristjansson wrote:
>
> According to the Competition Preparation Manual the use of MGB bearings
>greatly increases bearing life on the 1500. As I recall you may have to have
>the journals turned to an odd underside but it may be worth checking out.
>I'd also suggest carefully checking the Cam bearing journals and having these
>bored for bearings a la 1296 if the journals are heavily scored.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Gary
>
> '64 Spit, 71 GT6
>
> >>> "BillG" <wrgingerich@qwest.net> 11/02 7:41 pm >>>
>
> Greetings, fellow listers,
>
> I'm starting to think about the needed rebuild of my 1500 engine. It's been
> a long time since I rebuilt an engine, and never a British one. I've
> decided to leave the motor stock. I'm looking for opinions as to whether I
> should replace just the pieces that are out of spec, or go further.
> Spitbits has a complete rebuild kit that includes just about everything but
> the block, head, cam, and crank. Is this the way to go, or can I be more
> selective in what I replace? Money is an issue (of course) but I want this
> engine done right. I plan to do as much of it myself as possible. I'll
> farm out the nasty stuff to my friendly lbc machine shop. Any thoughts,
> tips, tricks, or horror stories will be appreciated.
>
> BillG
> 74 Spit in need of motorvation
> 71 GT6 in need of more than that
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