72 duster resto

mpgmike said

That's the one I was going to recommend, but take a picture of mine and post it. You posted a link. Good job.

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Thanks fellas, I ordered one.

I can use my other tool to swap the springs out to my old springs before I put the heads on. Just have to clean them up because they're coated in 50 years of oil grime.

I've watched a few videos on cam degree process but im still a bit lost on my cam card and what im supposed to achieve.

Using my balancer as a wheel to turn my crankshaft for degree process I have set timing chain dot to dot and piston 1 is at TDC. (went past 0 on the dial indicator 50 clockwise and counter-clockwise to zero out the exact TDC.

When I dropped in two lifters into the intake and exhaust for cylinder 1 they're not even close to even and you can see the intake lobe is rotating on its way up toward max lift. So at this point I just have a few questions:
1) Cam specs say 104 degrees intake centerline - does this mean using my degree wheel I should be rotating from TDC 104 degrees to push that intake lobe to reach it's max lift (center line?)
2) Lobe separation is 108 degrees, does this mean from intake lobe center line to exhaust lobe centerline is 108 degrees?
3) Does this mean Im supposed to advance or retard the crank sprocket to reach intake lobe centerline at TDC?

Thanks in advance, or retard...