Originally posted by hambiskit
ok- hey, nothing wrong with that....take your block to a good machine shop and ask them to prep it for a street/strip build. This should include tanking the block, fluxing it, checking it for shift, replacing the soft and hard plugs, line hone it if your going to run a different crank than what it came with, clean up the lifter bores. I have the hard plugs tapped & screw in plugs installed- if you have your pistons your going to run ( 10:1/2 to 1's or higher with that cam) then you can have the bore work done, after that have the cam bearings installed- or do it yourself, after all the cleaning's done.
I don't like to shave the block all the way down to 0 deck the first time around- if anything goes bang then you have nowhere to go to repair. I'd go with just a check on the deck the first time.
I am assuming all of this has been done, I had the machine workdone and let them put the pistons in. I'm not sure if I would be able to run that cam shaft, the heads have been done, valve seats ground and guides done. I just bougt a set of stainless valves, now I need to know which springs I need and whether I need to machine the spring seats( one of those things I was told )
I was told that this cam would also be a good option

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Like I said you guys know better than I do, any help is appreciated, thanks.