Quote Originally Posted by Rdobbs1977 View Post
Well, got some things accomplished but not as much as I'd liked. Today I put the timing set on, degreed the cam, and put timing tape on the balancer. Well I go to put the timing cover on and it was a 'no go.' So that's where the rest of time went. I noticed both the cam button and cam bolts were obstructing the clearance I needed. So we cut a hole in the cover, aligned with the button and did some 'fabricating/bending out' on the cover to come off those bolts a bit. Mocked it up and it did the trick. We also used some sheet metal and cut out a circle that we were going to solder over the hole. Then realized no flux left and propane about empty. Going to finish this timing cover on Monday and will post a pic of the fabrication/modification work.
Be careful about the clearance between the cover and the back of the water pump when you bolt it on. The pump could push the cover back into the bolt heads or cam button or both.

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