Did a little more work on the motor, degreed the cams in
There's already a "How to" on this subject so I'm not going to get into that but I set both intake and exhaust to 104.5 (sounds like a radio station?) After five attempts on the intake side I left it with what I had, figured a little under is better than a little over
I measured the stock and aftermarket piston's valve cutout depths earlier. The MTC pistons have tons of extra clearance for valve adjustments.
It only took two attempts to get my lobe center at 104.5 on the exhaust
I got smart and turned the dial indicator around so I could read it while turning the crank. To mount the dial indicator block I wrapped a piece of sheet metal around a hard piece of plastic then marked and drilled holes in it that lined up with the valve cover screw holes between the intake and exhaust cams.
I couldn't get the flywheel off so I had to improvise with a bolt from Lowe's that fit the center of the shaft. I could've bought one to fit the first set of threads to force it off but figured this was the best route, since there wasn't room because of the dolly. I used a few spacers to press the degree wheel against the flywheel. The degree wheel kit came from
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