Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Gasket came away clean on the oil pump, and I should be able to get it out if necessary anyway. Garnering motivation to pull the grille out, but keep getting distracted dissecting panel vans.
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Whats the story with the carbs ? Decided against them I assume ?????
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Not at all blacky. Love the things. Just selling a spare set.
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
As you can see the jugs remain
The rear filter was blown off by exhaust gas venting through the inlet port when the rocker jumped off the back pushrod.
Getting a bit closer to having the cam out
Have to remove the indicators to remove the grille to remove the........
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I will be on the phone to Glen's cam whisperer first thing Monday by the look of this pos![Image](//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231007/fecee1ee4e892fa4ba3f03743a004c98.jpg)
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My $125 gumtree cam. It was a name cam, whether a good name or not, Dynotec CM205D from memory.
Ah well, it is an opportunity to optimise the tune
I would like peak torque around 100kmh in top for the highway. I love the highway and a red six!
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My $125 gumtree cam. It was a name cam, whether a good name or not, Dynotec CM205D from memory.
Ah well, it is an opportunity to optimise the tune
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Nice work Clay, good find- could've been a lot worse had you not got there in time eh? Bit of reprofiling there...
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Clay,
Cam in the Bin, you just cant use second hand cams and lifters unless they have done zero work and the lifters match the lobes.
Im not sure if your cam had that scenario or not ?
Yes upping the peak RPM to suite the highway would be great and you are right the 6 at peak along the highway is a great sound.
Cam makers in Australia are getting hard to find, camtech comes to mind not sure if they still exist, I think Crow cams is still going ?
Regards Greg
Cam in the Bin, you just cant use second hand cams and lifters unless they have done zero work and the lifters match the lobes.
Im not sure if your cam had that scenario or not ?
Yes upping the peak RPM to suite the highway would be great and you are right the 6 at peak along the highway is a great sound.
Cam makers in Australia are getting hard to find, camtech comes to mind not sure if they still exist, I think Crow cams is still going ?
Regards Greg
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Clive Cams in Melbourne are up and running again thankfully- the business has been taken over not sold off piecemeal ![👍](//cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/twemoji@latest/assets/svg/1f44d.svg)
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
That doesn’t look nice mate once the hardness has gone there is no saving it buddy.
The cam in Franks V6 was a custom grind by Tighe Cams in Brisbane, I just look at there website and the have Holden 6 cams mate, they grind Supercar cams too I believe.
The cam in Franks V6 was a custom grind by Tighe Cams in Brisbane, I just look at there website and the have Holden 6 cams mate, they grind Supercar cams too I believe.
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Camtech folded a while ago. Crow bought their gear. Clive is up and running again, great service as always though pricier than they were (getting on par with Crow). Tighe is another option. Waggott is still running, but have not dealt with them other than an enquiry over the phone (they were really helpful).
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Harv
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Was a brand new camshaft and lifters when it went in Greg. I suspect the taper was wrong from go.
Will have a talk to Jonny Marshall at Campbellfield Vic.
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Will have a talk to Jonny Marshall at Campbellfield Vic.
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Managed to slide this out up the cam tunnel
there is 0.300" or so missing off the base of the lifter. I wonder where all that metal has gone? Sump may have to come off If all that is floating around in there. Bugger.....
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Should have split the filter doh. Gone now....
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Clay,
Motor out will be a better option, pull apart clean and inspect.
You have to wait for the new cam anyway.
Wouldn't be nice to re install everything then you drop a bearing.
Greg.
Motor out will be a better option, pull apart clean and inspect.
You have to wait for the new cam anyway.
Wouldn't be nice to re install everything then you drop a bearing.
Greg.
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Thanks Greg, yeah, bottom end will get a good looking over after seeing I have lost 15g of lifter somewhere in there. Just want to be driving it and working on the van........
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