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Tech Information => Technical Discussion => Topic started by: salt27 on December 28, 2008, 07:53:09 PM

Title: flathead caddy camshaft
Post by: salt27 on December 28, 2008, 07:53:09 PM: I have a friend building a flathead Cadillac and he is having a difficult time finding a cam and lifters.
Does anyone know of a source?

Thanks, Don
Title: Re: flathead caddy camshaft
Post by: Sumner on December 28, 2008, 08:29:03 PM: Quote from: salt27 on December 28, 2008, 07:53:09 PM
I have a friend building a flathead Cadillac and he is having a difficult time finding a cam and lifters.
Does anyone know of a source?

Thanks, Don

Maybe call these people for starters:

http://www.allcads.com/

Talk to the cam companys about getting the stock cam reground or finding another if it is shot. Also guys who is the company that has all of ther engine parts for older engines, I was thinking it was Egg or something like that, but I can't find it

c ya,

Sum
Title: Re: flathead caddy camshaft
Post by: Glen on December 28, 2008, 08:31:40 PM: Contact Joe Panek at RotoFaze in Gardena.He might have cam blanks for it. 310-325-8844
He runs a V-12 caddy and should be able to help you.
Title: Re: flathead caddy camshaft
Post by: dick elliott on December 28, 2008, 08:33:30 PM: Look up the people who restore WW 2 tanks. Flat head cadillac were used in them.
Title: Re: flathead caddy camshaft
Post by: Roadsters.com on December 28, 2008, 08:47:11 PM: Quote from: Sumner on December 28, 2008, 08:29:03 PM

Who is the company that has all of ther engine parts for older engines, I was thinking it was Egg or something like that, but I can't find it.

Egge Machine
http://www.egge.com/
Title: Re: flathead caddy camshaft
Post by: desotoman on December 28, 2008, 09:14:51 PM: Crane Cams can help you out. This is from their website.
Hope it helps you.

Tom G.

Crane - For All Your Camshaft Needs

At Crane Cams, we keep several hundred different types of semi-finished cam cores in our inventory ready to be precision ground to fit your needs. We can grind brand new cams for virtually any popular engine. But what happens when your engine is rare, or a cam core is just not available? This can make it tough to build a performance engine (not to mention rebuild a stock engine). Don't worry - we can regrind our original camshaft or even make a new billet "round lobe" when the core is not available for your specific engine. Some of the more interesting engines that we have recently manufactured or remanufactured cams for include:
* Talbot Darraq DOHC 1500cc inline 8 cylinder (1930's era Gran Prix
car)
* Allis Chalmers 6 cylinder diesel 2 stroke (exhaust has valves and is
cam driven)
* 1930 Cadillac 495ci V-16
* 1911 Stearns Flathead 4 cylinder
* 2004 GM DOHC 3.7L 4 valve V-6
* 1908 'Silent" Northern touring car opposed 2 cylinder
* Briggs and Stratton 10 hp 1 cylinder
* Suzuki 1.0L SOHC 3 cylinder marine outboard (supercharged)
* Ford Windsor Flathead conversion
* 1930 Cadillac V-12 hydraulic roller (original hydraulic roller
engine)
Crane's performance lobe designs can be used to benefit any engine, even if new cam core is not currently available.
Title: Re: flathead caddy camshaft
Post by: salt27 on December 29, 2008, 12:17:33 AM: Thanks for the help, I will forward this info to him.

Don