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Factory Five Roadster Engine Build Double Row Timing Set

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Next, with the crank in the saddle, the main caps are installed and torqued into place. The inner bolts go to 105 ft-lb and the outers to 80 ft-lb. They certainly look sturdier than the stock two bolt main caps found on production Ford blocks. A double-row timing set was selected, and here the installation is being completed. Because we're using an electric fuel pump, the mechanical fuel pump drive eccentric is absent from the face of the cam sprocket, but Smeding can provide the correct parts for a carbureted setup as well.
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 Next, with the crank in the saddle, the main caps are installed and torqued into place. The inner bolts go to 105 ft-lb and the outers to 80 ft-lb. They certainly look sturdier than the stock two bolt main caps found on production Ford blocks. A double-row timing set was selected, and here the installation is being completed. Because we're using an electric fuel pump, the mechanical fuel pump drive eccentric is absent from the face of the cam sprocket, but Smeding can provide the correct parts for a carbureted setup as well.  View Related Article

 

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