72 duster resto

• Yanked the thumpr and listed it, the springs, and the lifters for resale.
• Brian's cam should arrive in a couple days so i'll toss that in when it arrives.
• Stripped paint off the valve-covers, sanded, washed, ready for repainting
• Listed the old slant 6 radiator and fanshroud for $100 - not sure what they're worth
• Got the CORRECT woodruff key for the crank (long one) so I have that ready for installing the timing chain.
• New Howards Max Effort hydraulic lifters on their way to mate with the new cam
• Cleaned off the 273 adjustable rockers and getting prepped for install on the heads

A few researching items:

1. Pushrod length - not sure if I can start this one til I install the heads, but my plan is to get the geometry correction kit from Mike. Also reading through "HOW TO REBUILD YOUR SMALL-BLOCK MOPAR DON TAYLOR" alongside my factory manual for all the insight I can get.
2. Cam degreeing - got the correct tools now so should be able to install without too much struggle

8.8 Rear end got stuck trying to find the dust shield that goes behind the rotor and holds the emergency brake hardware. For those who plan this swap, try to get everything you can at the junkyard. I finally found a guy who makes a replacement on ebay that is thicker than needed only other option was to drop $150 for a new pair of cast backing plates (which i already had) that come with dust shields. Soon as those arrive I can finish the rear and install it. Not going to wait til the engine / trans are back in because I am pretty sure the factory driveshaft isn't going to be the right size moving from 227/904 / 7.25" rear to a 360/727 to 8.8"