IIRC, some folks have had issues with the oil bands on some blocks regardless of lifter type, if that particular block's chamfers are deep. And it also depends on the base circle diamter of the particular cam.
The chamfers are quite variable in how deep they go. Some blocks chamfers are shallow and so have fewer/no issues. I have never read an explanation of why the chamfer depths were so varied, or exactly what purpose they served in the first place.
This sounds like something I'll have to look into more, but it'll have to be later on down the road.
Right now, my first order of business is body work/taking care of the rust spots. I figure the order of priority is:
- Body work
- Paint
- Engine/trans
- Other peripherals (brakes, rest of powertrain, electrical etc)
- Interior
So far upon inspection the worst rust is just various spots on the body panels, particularly the hood, trunk lid and a spot on the passenger side front pillar. No holes in the trunk pan, but he did say the passenger side floor may need to be fixed too. No rust on the frame. As you can see from the full picture above, he started grinding away paint on the driver side but stopped, I do kinda wish he woulda either committed to it or just not have started on that. At least I got it here and in the garage when I did, weather went full monsoon the past few days (and there's snow now on the pass, so glad I dodged that bullet). Still, since it'll be a while before I can start on any body work I'm wondering whether (and how) I should cover that up.
I also gotta find a way to take it into town, I have 30 days to get an Oregon title for it and they have to visually inspect the car's VIN. Nothing but rain in the forseeable forecast, don't want bare metal against the rain. Car runs and all, albeit with the brake booster he put on it the air cleaner doesn't fit anymore, so looking for one that'll fit.
P.S. Since I'll be going with a totally different engine and trans, would anybody here who lives in Oregon be interested in a slant 6 and/or 904 trans down the road? 904 seems to be ok, and the slant is kinda dirty but just needs a new dipstick (very little blow by, not enough to move a cloth).
