Made some headway today.
Got finished fretting over the crank and clearances and installed it and the cam for good.
I did get some ARP bolts for the caps. I did not use them on the #5 cap in order to save myself any pan clearance grief. ARP says 95 lbs with their goop so that’s what I did.
Everything went together like “butta”. The only thing not perfect was when I installed the thrust cap I didn’t have enough clearance. Had plenty on the top but as soon as I installed the bottom it went away. I could adjust the cap and get maybe .0030-.0035. So I took off the cap and gave it a little sanding. Re installed and had a good solid .0045 with no pressure. Mission accomplished, bolted it all together.
Really really sweet rotation on both cam and crank. Feel real good about it.
Did Brents little Dow Corning silicone squeeze deal on the side seals for #5. It looks like it will work fine. Watching where the ooze comes from gives you peace of mind.
I’m going to use one of Jays adjustable timing sets as I have it here and why spend another hundred bucks for another. It’s a quality piece and hey if the cam comes in one degree off, easy peazy.
Now I just have to wait for keys as I forgot to get some.