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Old 06-17-2024, 03:06 PM   #1
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I’m looking for a factory cam I can have sent off and reground for a 59ab. Any particular one I should be looking for?
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Old 06-17-2024, 09:12 PM   #2
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All 59AB cams are the same.
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Old 06-18-2024, 07:19 PM   #3
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Will the earlier cam work with the 3 bolt distributor?
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Old 06-19-2024, 09:56 AM   #4
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THE Cm has no idea which distributoe it's moving Why not install an 8ba cam and run a late distributor. UnfirtunTELY YOU HAVE TO RUN LATE WATER PUMPS 8RT's work with a small plug. Sorry about the caps? Hit the wrong button!!
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Old 06-20-2024, 09:13 AM   #5
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Well I just bought a Malory 2 bolt for it. Needing a cam core to send off and get reground. Wondering if the crab style and helmet had the same cam?
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Old 06-21-2024, 01:41 PM   #6
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Old 06-21-2024, 08:52 PM   #7
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I believe the early cams associated with the helmet dist had the long snout on the end of the cam and short snouts for the crab. I may be wrong but that's what I've found to be the case. I have a good cam core but would have to check which end it has.
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Old 06-23-2024, 04:39 PM   #8
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Ok let me know. I have the 59ab with crab style. 405-488-7683 Jeremy
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Old 06-24-2024, 07:43 AM   #9
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Cam I have is a long snout, probably won't work for you unless you go with a 3 bolt timing cover and a 3 bolt helmet to a 2 bolt crab distributor adapter to space the distributor out. Technically it would be considered a 91a cam even though it was removed from a 39 221 ford reman engine utilizing a 59a block. Ron
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Old 06-24-2024, 06:33 PM   #10
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Ok thanks for looking. The search goes on!
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