Has anyone on here ever replaced a cam in a 63 409 without pulling the motor out of the car. Seems we used to do it, but darned if I remember how. Right now, I have my cam out to the last bearing. It hits the grill, and won't come out any farther. I thought about removing the grill, but that has gotten to be a project in itself. I just really don't want to remove the motor. Don't really have the room to do it. I've thought about dropping the rear of the motor to increase the angle, thinking this might give me more room to get the Cam out. Or, raising the front. Neither is easy to do. Note in the pictures, the cam is out to the last bearing. The distributor gear is out. And, the cam is against the grill. The first picture is the cam at the next to the last bearing. The grill doesn't seem to want to come out, either. I have removed about all the bolts I can find. It still is hanging tough. Have thought about removing the motor mount bolts and jacking the motor up in the front. The grill falls away the higher the cam goes. Can I put a jack under the crank snout to do this, or is that a no no. Have thought about dropping the rear tranny mount to get the front up higher, but that gets involved with the drive shaft. Seems like 1 step forward, 2 steps back. I don't remember ever having this problem in the past.
I need ideas.
Thanks
Fred
I need ideas.
Thanks
Fred