Recent content by zep058

Thanks for all your detailed responses! This is the exact reassurance I needed and relieved to know it should be fine. I will get those lower numbers lifters closer to the others for peace of mind. Thank you, thank you!

Lots of learning on my first top end refresh.. Car is 66 300, 383. Very much a street cruiser. Stretched timing chain kickstarted said top end refresh. Lunati 10230702 cam, matched lifters and springs. Stock stamped rockers, currently no budget for adjustable rockers…but may have to...

I am using the matched Lunati springs for the cam. Single spring with a dampener. Yes I saw ISKY have the correct size shim but I haven’t found them stocked in Australia..just mostly cams etc. worst case, I’ll need to buy them in the USA and wait for shipping..but was hoping to get sorted...

Agree, which is my concern. But as a street cruiser only, wondering if the .31 difference would be so much of an issue. Still on the search for the correct ID. And finding a shop that may be able to ream a smaller ID to the right size but some are .15 so not sure how that would go even “stacked...

Engine guys…I’m shimming my valve springs to attain a set installed height as part of a Lunati cam upgrade which was progressing fine for a second.. My question is..the ID of the shim is slightly larger than the valve guide boss/seat by about 30 thou. 1.500” OD. Should be 1.000” ID is needed...

Long time listener, first time caller...just wanted to express my thanks to Wollfen for discovering the Landrover coupler "hack"! Thanks for posting up, you saved my life as I was doing some maintenance on my 66 300 and discovered my original had torn. So $45 AUD later, counter sunk the holes...