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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
Sunday. Sunday. Sunday... Well, Sunday brought much of the same, work work work. We got the intake on and realized the new valve covers don't fit with these rockers
 Got it off the stand, installed the cam plug and rear galley plugs, set it on the dyno cart and got everything hooked up.  
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So Saturday night I had a conversation with my buddy Al who probably luckily steered me to swapping springs to break in the cam/lifters. Today (Monday) I sourced everything necessary to finish it up tomorrow, then we'll start thinking about a fire up.
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03-04-2019, 08:10 PM
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
Todd if you really want to use those Chevrolet valve covers get some Ridgeway or Moroso valve cover spacers -- that should do the trick
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03-05-2019, 11:21 AM
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
I'm sure it's here somewhere, but why the new cam? What's different about it?
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
Just a little info for everyone, seems a lot of people are running the PAC 1409X springs on their stockers. I had some issues finding an ID locator spring cup that would work because well, they didn't make one. Ended up having to make some for this particular head. When I questioned PAC, although they didn't recommend it, they said most were more than likely just throwing the 1409Xs in the head without a cup. Now fast forward to having my break in rockers not work, I needed a solution for a light spring for break-in. I ran across a direct drop in that works perfectly with the cup and the retainer from the 1409X... they're factory beehive Dodge Viper springs that will show about 85lbs at 1.800 (closed). Hope this helps someone in the future.
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You probably would have been alright without the extra steps. I won't even tell anyone what we did on a recent one. I don't want to give anyone any ideas. It broke in and runs fine though. A good moly lube and some Lucas zinc additive helps a bunch, I think.
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