[Fot] Trick for installing Spitfire cam bearings?

[Glenn Franco]

Joe Guinan wrote:
> Anyone have any tricks?  Or do I just have to break down and buy a proper
> tool or have a local machine shop install them?
>
> This is for Jeff Senty's old Midwest Council race Spitfire with an 1147
> engine.  I'd like to use the Kastner A7 cam I have (I realize there are
> newer grinds available, just trying to not buy parts).  I guessed I'd ruin
> the new cam bearings installing them myself, and I did.
>
> Instead of installing the bearings, should I just go ahead and buy a new
> large journal cam?  If I do that, I'll have to decide on what cam. A "full
> race" design will probably make the little 1147 a real dog in the autocross
> events I'd like to do (SCCA Nationals are nearby this fall).  Any advice
> would be welcome.
>
> Joe Guinan
> Fremont, NE
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Joe
I've installed many but always used the required tools. Lisle makes a 
good one.
Do you have any contacts at a local community college or high school 
auto shop. I'm sure they have one gathering dust.
If you were local to Ann Arbor, Michigan I have access to the tool.
Glenn
72 Spit Racer