Am I Going To Be Happy With This Camshaft?

Garrett Ellison said

My machine shop/engine builder guy showed me an Isky catalog from the seventies that had a "lifetime guarantee" camshaft that had "hardfaced overlay lobes." It looked like the lobe was carbided from just past the clearance ramps to over the nose. I wonder if those may be a special Isky lifter that was likewise hardened to run with that cam?

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This discussion is becoming convoluted. All my fault. The lifters on the Isky cam are toast but I'm not blaming Isky. Some dumb stuff was done to that valve train. The other 340, the one I am building, has what appear to be really nice lifters but that cam is flat. It was a low compression 72 block. The bore was .030 over when I acquired it but I think the cam and lifters are original, except one lifter. Just my assumption.

The lifters on that engine look very good and what Oregon Cams will be receiving. I think they are original Mopar stuff and seem to be superior. I was hoping that little extra band on the body would be a tall tell sign to those more experienced than me to identify them as O.E.