Thanks for the advice on the valves. Just for fun I may put a straight edge accross the valve stems and see how even they are, but if 1cc difference accross the chambers is acceptable, I probably won't spend too much more time on this set.

I appreciate your willingness to fill in extra details, as I am interested in finding out more of what it would take to create a finely tuned or blueprinted engine. Maybe someday on a future build, I will spend more time buiding one with more precision. I've still got a ways to go on this build and haven't even got to the transmission, headers exhaust system, or rear end. Or for that matter, my entire 67 Camaro has a lot of tweaking needed throughout. Just yesterday, when my wife went to fasten her seatbelt, the belt pulled out completely where the original belting stitches failed. Now I'm looking for a new original replacement in blue. I digress. My vision at this time is to badge the car as an SS350 and paint and accessorize this new engine to appear as close to original as possible.

Quote Originally Posted by techinspector1 View Post
In my opinion, you'll be better off in the long run if you can save the cam bearings .....usually, the replacements were slightly small or slightly large or slightly narrow or whatever.
I have already removed the original cam bearings. I bought an sbc cam bearing tool and did it myself after my machinest advised me to do it before I brought the block in to be hot tanked.

On the subject of replacement cam bearings, can you recommend a brand or part number that would be of good quality that could avoid getting out of spec bearings as you suggest happens sometimes?

As for the crank bearings, the 350 crank kit I purchased per your suggestion from Mabbco in Texas came with a set of bearings, looks like 10/10, the rod bearings are Clevite made in USA, the mains are EngineTech made in Israel. If I check the endplay with a feeler gauge and the clearances with Plastigage, I assume they will work just fine. I didn't realize bearings were made out of aluminum.