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got the shaft.....
By McQ - 11/30/2003 12:50:25 AM; IP 63.191.225.224
Well okay it was a shaft not the shaft. A camshaft that is.

A friend dropped by today and laying in the back of his '60 F1 was a cracked 390 block with a cam laying beside it. I said "What's this?" in reference to the cam. He had no idea; said it was in the block he'd picked up as a core because someone had installed a modified 391 crank/CJ rods and some aftermarket forged pistons. He wanted the converted to FE forged FT crank/rods. He asked me if I wanted the cam as core. I just can't turn down an FE part. I almost took the cracked cylinder 390 block.

Here's the cam markings:

holding the distributor gear to your left, there are the letters - upsidedown A BX between the last lobe and the last(5th) journal

or

holding he distributor gear to your right the marking - letters would be an X with backwards B followed by an A.

Right behind the middle(3rd) journal there is a red/orange paint marking. And it does have the FoMoCo logo.

I've checked all of my resources, which aren't that extensive, and I can't find this cam.

The cam looks to be in good shape and the lobes "look" a lot wider than the 360/390-2V/4-V cores I have piled up.

Anyone have the facts on this cam?

Thanks,
McQ
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Collapse <b>got the shaft.....</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>McQ, <i>11/30/2003</i></font>got the shaft..... -- McQ, 11/30/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=19353&Reply=19347><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor19353" onclick="return false;">Does it have the SO grooves in #2 and #4 journal?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>11/30/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=19353', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor19353') }); </script>  Does it have the SO grooves in #2 and #4 journal? -- Dave Shoe, 11/30/2003
 More info. -- Dave Shoe, 11/30/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=19357&Reply=19347><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor19357" onclick="return false;">RE: Does it have the SO grooves in #2 and #4 journ</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>McQ, <i>11/30/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=19357', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor19357') }); </script>  RE: Does it have the SO grooves in #2 and #4 journ -- McQ, 11/30/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=19362&Reply=19347><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor19362" onclick="return false;">I wonder if it was used in multiple applications.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>12/01/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=19362', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor19362') }); </script>  I wonder if it was used in multiple applications. -- Dave Shoe, 12/01/2003
 RE: I wonder if it was used in multiple applications. -- McQ, 12/01/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=23108&Reply=19347><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor23108" onclick="return false;">RE: got the shaft.....</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>korey hughes, <i>10/24/2004</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=23108', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor23108') }); </script>  RE: got the shaft..... -- korey hughes, 10/24/2004
 RE: got the shaft..... -- McQ, 10/24/2004
 RE: got the shaft..... -- Glenn, 10/25/2004
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