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    LS2 Cam Install

    Putting a cam in my GTO next weekend, if anybody wants to swing buy and pitch in a hand. With the cam, or drinking beer.

    Parts inventoried:
    TSP Tv.2 Cam
    TSP 7.400 pushrods
    PAC 1518 springs
    Lingenfelter "High volume" Oil pump
    Timing chain
    ARP Balancer bolt
    ARP cam and retainer bolts (Figured what the hell)

    Need to make a trip to the auto parts store for some misc crap plus a puller rental, but I'm pumped to do this job.
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    did you pull your front clip or is there room to get at the cam setup under that little hood? On my 6.0 it was pretty easy, but I cheated and had the motor out.
    Do you have a tool to re-install the balancer? I should still have mine somewhere if you don't have one or don't want to build one.
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    Watch them lifters when the cam is out!
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    Quote Originally Posted by BR3W CITY View Post
    did you pull your front clip or is there room to get at the cam setup under that little hood? On my 6.0 it was pretty easy, but I cheated and had the motor out.
    Do you have a tool to re-install the balancer? I should still have mine somewhere if you don't have one or don't want to build one.
    Yeah, I have a reinstall tool a buddy who used to have a cammed TA gave me. I'm told the job can be done without removing the bumper, just have to pull the rad and get the condenser out of the way.

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    Watch them lifters when the cam is out!
    Yeah, I'll be putting a dowel in.
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    5/16 brake line works too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BR3W CITY View Post
    5/16 brake line works too.
    72" steel dowel was <$4... woulda bought alloy if they had it, but this should work.
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    I tend not to prepare, it was what I had around the house lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BR3W CITY View Post
    I tend not to prepare, it was what I had around the house lol.
    This is probably the biggest job I've done to date, so I've done all the prep humanly possible for it. Only thing that comes close was an engine swap I did in my Isuzu Impulse back in the day, and the cam package itself is worth about as much as that whole car was. lol
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    ya I feel you. Mine was also my first ohv cam swap, along with an engine swap at the same time. Actually made it easier since everything was right there, and the "disassembly" was already done.

    And make sure you have a tool with enough oomph to get that crank bolt. If you have good pnuematics it should be bad, but because you have little clearance for an impact, make sure a good breaker and piece 'o' pipe around.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BR3W CITY View Post
    ya I feel you. Mine was also my first ohv cam swap, along with an engine swap at the same time. Actually made it easier since everything was right there, and the "disassembly" was already done.

    And make sure you have a tool with enough oomph to get that crank bolt. If you have good pnuematics it should be bad, but because you have little clearance for an impact, make sure a good breaker and piece 'o' pipe around.
    Yeah, I've got a 1/2" breaker, and I think the gas pipe I'll be picking up for us as (imagine this) gas pipe, should do the trick. I don't have my compressor moved to my house yet, but I may be picking that up thursday. I think all my sockets that are big enough are standard too, so I'll be picking up the 24mm 12 pt.
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    15/16" 6 pt works pretty nice too.
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    the ARP bolt is a 12 pt, otherwise I would probably cheat that way.
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    10-4. I was refering to removal of the stock TTY.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BAD LS1 View Post
    10-4. I was refering to removal of the stock TTY.
    Still gotta get the new one on somehow! lol

    Also, I think I somehow lost my 15/16 when I was doing my radius rod bushings.
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    i got one you can borrow
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr.Buick View Post
    i got one you can borrow
    A socket? I think the drive to slinger would cost me double what a socket would, but I appreciate it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Larrygto View Post
    If I can make it I'll bring mine.
    I'm makin the stop for parts today anyway, but anybody dropping by, get ahold of me at 262-442-2118, I'll text the address, or what have you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Josepy View Post
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    party on wayne.
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