welp, it finally happened

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VT Stage 2 N/A cams in the house
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So, we hit a snag. One of the main journals on the VT Stage 2 camshaft is out of spec. It's actually .030" too large for the bore on the cylinder head. We didn't discover this until we started tightening the cam retaining cap down and it cracked in half. So tomorrow I have to try out this machine shop that hopefully can machine the journal down to the proper size and then hunt out a cam retaining cap and have it machined to match
 
So, we hit a snag. One of the main journals on the VT Stage 2 camshaft is out of spec. It's actually .030" too large for the bore on the cylinder head. We didn't discover this until we started tightening the cam retaining cap down and it cracked in half. So tomorrow I have to try out this machine shop that hopefully can machine the journal down to the proper size and then hunt out a cam retaining cap and have it machined to match
Holy ****! I've heard of this before from VT's reamining cams too! I should have checked them. Refer to this:
VT Stage 2 Blower Cams!! - ModularFords.com

I actually need to check my custom ground blower cams for that same issue now based on what I've seen.
You know what size they are supposed to be? (I guess i can measure off my stock NPI cams laying around?)

And let me split the machining costs with you.
 
some pic updates. Took the head to a machine shop to have the cap machined to match. Got some pics before hand though. Motor mounts, passenger side cam and header are on. Tomorrow I pick up the cam and head and it's back to rocking and rolling.

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Started putting the intake stuff together so it'll drop right on after the motor is back in
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New problem: when started the process to degree the cams, while turning the crank to the proper degree, we would observe PTV contact. No matter the method we used, PTV contact would happen. So the Stage 1's will be making a re-appearance tomorrow in hopes that I can still be cammed with no problems.
 
New problem: when started the process to degree the cams, while turning the crank to the proper degree, we would observe PTV contact. No matter the method we used, PTV contact would happen. So the Stage 1's will be making a re-appearance tomorrow in hopes that I can still be cammed with no problems.
WTF?
That doesnt sound normal. VT stage 2's should be easier to time than comp cams 270AH's. What the heck are up with these cams?
I'm not touching left over VT stuff anymore.