L100 Cam

kiwi said:
Dont you just love it when a plan comes together , Good luckon that Tony. Rex Modesto
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Thanks Rex !!
yep all is moving ahead faster than i could ever imagined .
We may even be able to grind a cam as soon as late next week .
Cheers
Tony
 
Hi Tony, thanks for stepping up to do this. Will this be a one time shot to do all of these at once or will you be doing these on some routine basis as folks decide they need one for an engine build?
 
Thanks John , my plan would be to carry this on as long as I can or until my cam grinder stops grinding cams for what ever reason . Subject to any other unforeseen circumstance .
Thanks again !
Cheers
Tony
 
I talked to David yesterday and he still has the masters for sale. PM me and I'll give tou his contact no. Don't forget to Parkerize the cam after grinding.
 
Always good to see Kiwis helping out, and doing well in other places.
Cold and raining down here in Taranaki.
Chris.NZ.
 
TStiles said:
KiWinUS:
How's the project progressing?
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Tim thanks for asking , the first sample cam to grind a master from has too much run out on heel of exhaust lobe . We found this while plotting cam on Friday . We are now working on getting original master & also looking at other originals to make a master from. This has slowed us just a little , but we have several options .
This is absolutely going to happen , but it is just needing a little patience on my part.
Thanks to all for the support !!!
Cheers
Tony
 
The cam I sent you is from cam techniques , I never got around to installing it.
what will it take to correct it? are you saying the heel has high and low spots?
maybe from grinding wheel chatter or looseness from the machining?
is the problem just on the exhaust lobes?I need to know so I can check the others I have and possibly correct the problem.
Thanks,
Fordestes
 
Fordestes said:
The cam I sent you is from cam techniques , I never got around to installing it.
what will it take to correct it? are you saying the heel has high and low spots?
maybe from grinding wheel chatter or looseness from the machining?
is the problem just on the exhaust lobes?I need to know so I can check the others I have and possibly correct the problem.
Thanks,
Fordestes
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If the heel runs out on all exhaust lobes, the problem is the master.
If it is just one or two it is a setup problem.
Very simple matter to check the master if you have it in hand. If the master runs out, someone screwed up along the line between the lift figure list and the master generation. The only cure if the master runs out is to do it over.
Aside from all that, a worn out grinder can also cause heel runout.

I often wonder about cam spec tags that specify checking valve clearances
on a flathead engine HOT. Must be something about 2 oars.
 
I have a L100 for a press on gear that was ground about 1-1/2 yrs ago, would that help? If I put it in a pair of v blocks and put an indicator on the heel of the lobes, will that show whether they are out of concentricity or not?
 
Alrighty guys ... The KiWi-L100 is born , get your cores in now !!!
Check out the thread on the GREAT KiWi-L100 cam
Cheers
Tony
 
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