Grandfather's 68 SS Camaro.

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Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

Cool... now you need to find out what is the best lifter to buy. I've read about one that has a small oil hole in the bottom to lube the lobe directly.
Time to pull that engine down to the bare block and start cleaning all the metal particles out.

My buddy, who's got plenty of experience with flat tappets, swears by Isky*. So I'll be getting a set of those when it's actually time to put it together. I'm not too sure when I'll rip it down the rest of the way- being a TFT at Ford means my employment is slightly up in the air, and if it wasn't for the perfect timing of an NOS cam of the same grind popping up as soon as I found out what's in it, I wouldn't have bought it. Unfortunately, as is all too common in life, I need to save up for a bit.

Sure, I could tear it down anyway, and I may even do that. I just have concerns I'll lose something critical having it all torn down for ages.

*These specifically look like a safe bet as long as I make sure the lifter bores are right. I'm merely thinking here, but I'd really like to have the cam broken in on a run stand, too, instead of in the car. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/isk-202-hy