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The camshaft has been sent out last week for regrinding. Hope it doesn't take too long.
In the meanwhile, there are smaller jobs that needed to be done:
-Leaking rear axle wheel seal (replaced both sides, those were one old seal and one seal with an adapter ring I made. The adapter ring started to leak unfortunately, so I took it out and replaced it with the correct seal)
Cleaned out the axle hubs and bearings as well. Bearings are from Timken, made in the USA. They look absolutely spotless. Replaced the rear-end fluid a few weeks ago.
-Clean up the alternator to make it match the new engine. Sandblasted and repainted the fan and used steel wool to clean the aluminum housing.
-Repainted the voltage regulator cover.
-Repainted the pulleys and fan. Wasn't happy with the first try.
-Repainted the valley cover, also do touch-ups on the intake manifolds and heads.

Now it is the time to tackle these tasks. Man, I miss driving the old beast. Should be fun with the new engine.