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LT-5 Cams
A few years back I picked an old magazine up off the floor, the pages opened up to the car restoration ads in the back...included was an ad for a cam restoration company. On a whim, I called to see if they could do an LT-5 cam.
When I inquired about the LT-5... the soft spoken gentleman on the line laughed and said, I have not heard that name in a long time. You see I did cams for Callaway including an LT-5 cam that never made it to production. The man on the other line was Dave Generous....Dave also did the cam for a car you might know...the Callaway Sledgehammer. Dave was nice enough to do the cams for my 90, and has since retired and sold off his equipment.....but not before doing 4 more intake cams for me and two more exhaust. Dave was then nice enough to sell me the cam masters for the LT-5, 5 spare LT-5 cams, and a copy of the Sledgehammer cam. I feel lucky to have met Dave, he is a gentleman and the last of a dying breed of old school engine masters Sledgehammer cam  
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LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359 Last edited by LGAFF; 10-21-2013 at 10:11 PM. |
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Re: LT-5 Cams
Very cool...
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Re: LT-5 Cams
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Re: LT-5 Cams
what kind of lift and duration specs did they use on the sledgehammer?
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Re: LT-5 Cams
Honestly I have not looked at it...milder than one would think in order to make it streetable....
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Re: LT-5 Cams
Wow, that is so awesome!
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Re: LT-5 Cams
Sledgehammer 232 232 @50
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Re: LT-5 Cams
Forgot to mention Dave did the cams for the Bob Sharp Racing Datsuns, piloted by Paul Newman back in the 80s
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Re: LT-5 Cams
Wow...very neat. Let me know if you have a yard sale!
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We all got a big surprise when Paul came over to the trailer and wanted to see the on board video of the race. The Vette was behind Paul most of the race until Paul had problems and had to get his backup car out in order to finish. Paul was real nice to everyone and my mom talked about it for years to all of her friends about that special day for us all. Those were great times back in the 80's up at Road America. Generation: C3 Year: 1969 VIN: Race Numbers: 80, 82, 83, 88, 89 Ownership: Ronald and Richard Rosenmerkel (1969-1978) Arnie Fick (1978-83) Mike Jarchow (1984-86) Bill Manning Bill Okeefe Sponsors: A. O. Fick Rotary Grinding Co., W. J. Wadsworth and Assoc., Drivers: Ronald and Richard Rosenmerkel (1969-1978) Warren Fairbanks (1979-83) Buzz Fhyrie (1981-83) Mike Jarchow (1984-86)  
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