[99 to Life]

2-25-14 Money has been real tight lately, but slowly chipping away at some engine parts I needed. Got my GM hotcam, which I thought I had to abort because I didn't know they made them with and without fuel pump lobes. I'm running a mech pump so I needed that lobe, different part numbers. Got it through my friend that works at GM. Put the felpro rear main seal in. Got block and heads painted. Got my true roller double timing chain. Little tricky finding one of these because A. they say it won't fit vortecs (only reason is, it won't clear the stock plastic timing covers, which I'm not using). Got to also make sure on the timing chains you order the ones for roller applications as they have different bolt patterns. Since I'm running a double timing chain, I can't run an aluminum cover (I'm sure there is one out there, but I'm not spending hundos on it). So I'm going to run a steel one, made in USA. Gotta wait for a new balancer before I can degree the cam. Also if you want to run the stock vortec balancer you have to run a spacer as it will bottom out on the different timing cover, so I planned on running a new balancer anyway. I am waiting on few more things like ARP head bolts and a new oil pan, some gaskets and odds and ends and I should be able to button this up by end of month, can't wait to fire it up.