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desertjoe 
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 Topic: I'ma borry'in,,,,,,,,
Posted: 26 Jan 2020 at 1:32am |
Well,,,I'm slowly but surely gettin some things done on the rebuilding of the 454 engine for the 82 "Black Beauty" Silverado I been workin on,,,,,  I was not goin to replace the cam bearings as the PO told me the engine had always carried 35# oil pressure, but since I'm doin everything else seems like,,,,I went ahead and ordered new cam bearings. Well, as luck would have it,,the only'ist shop that used to do that kind of work,,,closed up 3-4 months ago,,,CHIT,,,!! I did not really want to pull this HEAVY Assed engine out of the engine stand and haul it to Roswell,,cause it gonna take dang near TWO acts of congress (ya'll know long how ole Schiff likes to talk) to just get it to my trk. Well..I called Autozone and Oreillys and neither has a "loaner" Camshaft Bearing install tool,,but are glad to SELL me a new one for $165,,,,,,WTF,,,???? Now,,I do not mind buying tools that I might accidently use more that once,,but I do not plan to work on another BBC,,,SO havin said these few words,,,Does anybody have one for a BBC I can borrow,,,and,,,,and,,,I PROMISE to return if unscathed along with some of my prized Black Label,,,altho,,if the B.L. is a deal breaker,,,I might throw in some Ripple,,,,,,,Yummy,,,,,Anybody,,,??
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shameless dude
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Posted: 26 Jan 2020 at 2:38am |
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go ahead and buy one ya old tightwad! after yer done with it, put it on Ebay! whew!
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desertjoe
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Posted: 26 Jan 2020 at 3:59am |
Yeah,,Shameless,,,but thet kinda chit ain't worth what you give for it second hand,,,,!! They just ain't much call for that tool is why I'm wantin to borry one,,,, 
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Dakota Dave
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Posted: 26 Jan 2020 at 5:16am |
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You can get one for 50 bucks on eBay. Or 60 to 80 dollars from Amazon. I don't have one or I loan it out but it would cost 30 just to ship it back and forth any way.
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PaulB
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Posted: 26 Jan 2020 at 5:46am |
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Make yourself one with a big piece of allthread a couple nuts and some flat washers.
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If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere.
Real pullers don't have speed limits.
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plummerscarin
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Posted: 26 Jan 2020 at 6:13am |
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Around here the O'Reilly stores "loan" tools by selling it to you then we can return for full refund.
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bradley6874
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Posted: 26 Jan 2020 at 7:09am |
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Look around you neck of the woods for the dirt racing guys they blow them up so much they got tools to rebuild may even get some go fast goodies
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Thad in AR.
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Posted: 26 Jan 2020 at 7:23am |
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I just saw a cheap universal set on eBay for $56.00 that would do more than just BBC. Also there are several vids on YouTube on home brew cam bearing tools but you have to have a lathe to build. If I were to consider buying one I’d make sure it was universal and covered most popular motors.
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fixer1958
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Posted: 26 Jan 2020 at 7:28am |
I bought a universal type several years ago. Used it twice. You can rig something together just take longer.
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Michael V (NM)
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Posted: 26 Jan 2020 at 12:22pm |
I gots one of them universal types... I'd sure loan it to ya,, If I would have known ya needed one, back after turkey day I took a load to Hobbs/Monument,,, I sure could have brought it down.. side note,, I learned a trick from the Y-block Ford crowd, Install the front cam bearing from the rear, this keeps it from going in a little crooked...
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Ted J
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Posted: 26 Jan 2020 at 11:27pm |
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Now c'mon Michael, what's a little road trip....and with some BL on the other end!! AND MAYBE some smoked brisket??
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desertjoe
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Posted: 27 Jan 2020 at 6:26am |
Well,,Guys,,I'm thankin ya'll for helpi me get me back to my good old frugal ways,,,,, ""I'm Gonna Make My Own""!!! I done like ole Thad said and checked out the YouTube videos,,,,and,,,,and,,they's several dudes on there JUST like ole Joe that ain't gonna spend NO money ,,,,unless they gots to,,,,This one dude cut the center portion of the old cam gear, also cut the first lobe off the old cam,,,"ground" em both down with a grinder to bolt em together and he now has a "pusher" and a "center'er" usin the parts that was there to start with,,,,!!! Chit,,I just love American enginuity,,,don't ya'l just LOVE American enginuityl,,,????? Well,,I ain't gonna copy him word for word,,,cause I'm a bit lazy,,,,I'm gonna use my trusty lathe and machine the pieces to make em look like a Factory tool,,,,,THEN,,,I can loan it out to whoever,,,!!!! Fact is,,,I'm havin so much fun on my lathe,,,,I'm even fixin to machine one for a SBC,,,usin the flat cam off the 305 that started this whole thing,,,,,what irony,,huh,,,???, Chit,,,if ole Shameless wlould send me back just one of all them flip fones I sent him,,, maybe,,I could get IT to send pics to my PC,,,,,
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darrel in ND
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Posted: 27 Jan 2020 at 7:05am |
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You gotta do whatever it takes to get the job done! I'm happy for you to be saving money and enjoying yourself while doing so! Darrel
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desertjoe
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Posted: 27 Jan 2020 at 9:06am |
Well,Darrel,,it good to finally hear from you,,,,, We ain't heard from you for so long,,,,,was you been diggin out of all that snow your "Buddy" sent you,,,, The wife's kin has been tellin us they been snowmobillin night and day,,,,,
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darrel in ND
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Posted: 27 Jan 2020 at 7:38pm |
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Well Joe, my farming operation has been dwindling as the big guys snarf everything up. So mostly have a cattle operation left that my son is pretty much running, and I've been running all over tarnation with my delivery job that I took on. So my time here on the forum is a little less frequent. I do check in on ya all at least once a day though; just don't post a lot. Ole Shameless hasn't buried me too deep yet this winter, but don't have to travel too far to find a lot of snow. Darrel
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shameless dude
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Posted: 28 Jan 2020 at 10:37pm |
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shucks Darrel...I didn't know you was missing the "pretty"! if I gits off/out of my Lazy Boy recliner, i'll go out and program your area in! Joe...you should have just bought the GOOD 454 I have here! could have put it on the same trailer as the Chevy Allis!
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desertjoe
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Posted: 29 Jan 2020 at 2:38am |
Of Course,,,NOW,,you tell me,,,,after I done spent what precious little money I had left over after payin all these bills and then havin to buy them dang Ford parts,,,,, SAY,,,,,!! I gots a Great idea,,,,you just hang onto thet 454 cause soons I get all squared away heremaybe,,,,,maybe,,I could shoehorn thet Bad Boy into the Ranger I picked up some time back,,,,,
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