273/ 2 barrel camshaft options

I disassembled the engine (I did take measurements first. I was able to get it to run briefly beforehand. It had oil pressure and compression was roughly 120 across the board, but sounded ugly in the lower end)

I was recently told by the machine shop that the cam “got hot” and is “trash” and here is my cry for help in joining forabodiesonly. The cam does show “pitting” please see pictures.

What are my options in either “repairing” the existing camshaft or replacing it without having to take out a loan. I have not been able to find another original 273 cam. Is there a direct swap out for just a cam or will it have to include replacing everything, pushrods, lifters, rockers and so on? What’s the risk of just reusing the cam and lifters as is?

okay, so it sounds like you're having the machine shop handle most of the motor, or at least the bottom end. are you doing the rest of the build out or just sourcing a cam and they're gonna put it all together?

that cam is trash, so forget about it or repairing it. the lifters look garbage too, although they might be salvaged with a reface. which leads me to the thought of how do the pushrods and rockers look?

other questions:
>do you want to retain solid lifters
>are you going to leave it stock 2bbl
>do you care about performance or is just stock fine enough

there are many cams that you can swap in and retain at least your rockers. you may or may not need push rods. either way you're going to need a cam.