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Originally Posted by tccrab
A good idea, but my gut feeling is that it's not going to be quite that easy.
Something was moving around under the cam cover enough to bulge and crack it.
At the very least it's gonna need a new head on that side.
I can't even begin to imagine what would have happened under there if a camshaft snapped at 7000+ rpms. No way to know for sure until you go in there and look around.
Also, it's a 385 stoker right?
Doesn't that mean aftermarket rods, liners & pistons?
Don't you have to buy that stuff in "sets"?
Replacing a piston turns into an expensive project.
The owner's asking $17.5k for a car that cost $150k+ by the time all the mods were done.
That little fact alone speaks volumes.
TomC
"Crabs"
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You can buy pistons/rods/liners all seperate...it just costs a little more...no biggie.
New head? As long as the lifter bore(s) are okay I'd say tig up what needs to be fixed and run it! If the end of the cam snapped off it prolly just popped a cam retainer up......weld it and re-tap it. I'd also just fix the bulged/cracked cam cover and run it aswell......it really doesn't sound that bad.
The seat area on the head may be beat up pretty bad, but that can also be fixed.
I hope somebody gets this and puts her back on the road.......prolly not too bad for an Lt5 do it yourselfer!
