Degreeing the cam isn't too hard, but if you've never done it before, it's nice to have someone experienced walk you through it personally so you get it right on. I just bought a degree wheel at a local speed shop for $19.50 for a 9" wheel. The only problem I ran into was a friend's wheel had too small of a hole to accomodate that massive crank bolt the slant has (if it even came equipped with one). The one I bought luckily was wide enough I had to "bush" the bolt with a piece of conduit to get it to stay tight.
Doc may have a better recommendation about this, but I remember an initial "daily driver" A-body build up that Dan Stern wrote about some years back:
Super six setup (cast Iron)
Stiffer torsion bars (v-8)
MP "243" cam with the MP double roller chain and
advanced 4 degrees with the MP offset bushing kit.
Clean up the head and ports.
I was going to set my duster up this way until recently when I could get ahold of the 243 cam from my local dealership, so I had to pick another cam
, a week later they called and said we can get your cam.... (after I already bought an erzatz cam).good luck,
-DusterIdiot
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: I'm having somebody install the bearings but
: I'm wondering about the degreeing of the
: cam. I read up on the process but am
: wondering the degree of difficulty of this
: procedure. How much does the degreeing tool
: cost. I'll be installing the Mopar 244
: degree cam. Is there any other required
: parts I might need, I noticed Mopar sells a
: bushing and some other accesories.
: I'm having somebody install the bearings but
: I'm wondering about the degreeing of the
: cam. I read up on the process but am
: wondering the degree of difficulty of this
: procedure. How much does the degreeing tool
: cost. I'll be installing the Mopar 244
: degree cam. Is there any other required
: parts I might need, I noticed Mopar sells a
: bushing and some other accesories.
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