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Originally Posted by maxpowerta
I was thinking about that too, the op said it was a temporary setup for mock up but i think you could just use studs and nuts to get it done.
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Originally Posted by 242177P
Studs is the obvious answer, but a pair of studded bolts would be better. Straightforward
enough, as long as they don't touch the cam bearing. Maybe a little Loctite, just because.
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Makes sense. Never even occurred to me to attempt this with Pontiac. I never saw the advantage really other than maybe a little cheaper retro fit.
I've done this with early small block fords because the new spider and dog bone parts interchange without modification, and it saved quite a bit of money over the retro rollers for the early Fords.
Here's a 69 351 Windsor I converted to roller with factory Ford parts. Spider and dog bone is only $55 from Ford Performance, and the lifters are only $120.
What I thought was cool was that the block is 50 years old and no mods necessary, the newer parts fell right in. Yet they still sell retro rollers for these things.