What Ted says is: "Send me your old cam and tell me what grind you want and
I'll have it reground for you."
The gotcha is that you will get your cam back if it was a 1500 cam with bigger
journals, you will get a 1500 cam back, still with
bigger journals. If you need a 1300 style cam (for use with bearings, that is
what you must send him).
Unless things have changed since I got mine done earlier this year!!!
Joe
Cwn74@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 11/4/2000 11:24:21 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> wrgingerich@qwest.net writes:
>
> > OK, so this raises another question: Other than journal size, are these
> > various cams identical i.e.: same lift, duration, and timing? Will any old
> > Spitfire cam with bearings, assuming it is in good condition, work properly
> > in a 1500?
> >
>
> I think some/one of the Mk2 1147cc cams have the best performance
> characteristics (and work similarly fine in a 1500), but I can't tell you
> which one.
>
> My thoughts are that you can acquire a small diameter cam and have it
> re-ground (such as Schooler in Gainsville FL, if they're still around) to
> your specifications. Finding a NOS or like new 30+ year old cam may be
> difficult.
>
> Also, there are cam sets (with lifters, etc) ready to go from British
> suppliers and perhaps Crane Cams may still have a range of cams, although you
> may need to supply a core.
>
> My good friend George Parker recently built a 1500, perhaps he'll let me know
> the spec (I seem to have misplaced his information on that).
>
> You may get the difinitive answer from Ted Schumacher (as usual) at:
> tedtsimx@q1.net
>
> Good luck and let me know what you do, I may follow suite!
>
> "If it's not fun, why do it?" Ben & Jerry
> Clark W. Nicholls
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