BlueBomber22

So I was given this camshaft by a friend of mine who made a business of selling LS parts. It was just an extra he had lying around. I looked up the maker and based on the serial numbers, its a pretty mean stick. Anyway, upon looking it over I found this pitting on the first lobe. Im curious, does this make it garbage or is it still usable, and if so is there some treatment I can do to clean it up?

99 Black Bird T/A

iTrader: (4)

Looks like there's scoring that would catch one's finger nail. In my opinion, that cam is ready for the recycling ♻️ bin.

BlueBomber22

I appreciate the input. Yeah, I'd hate to use it thinkin its all good then blow something up.

theunderlord

Scrap for sure. Could make for some fun yard art.

Jake Wade

Nope, she gone. Wall or table art.

madmike9396

iTrader: (29)

Not to good of a friend if he didn't tell you it was bad. imo

Darth_V8r

iTrader: (4)

My advice--

Buff it up, coat with laquer, put a cam gear on it, run a wire up the middle, affix lightbulb and lampshade to the end opposite the gear, stand up on the gear, and have a really cool reading light

01CamaroSSTx

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That's a pretty cool idea right there.

grinder11

iTrader: (1)

Yes, the cam is scrap. But the important thing that makes it scrap isn't pitting or scoring. The lobe has a lot of wear, all the way around it!! Looks like a lifter roller seized, and wore a "ditch" all the way around the lobe.

99 Black Bird T/A

iTrader: (4)

I know what makes it scrap. We can split hairs over me saying scoring and you saying ditch but we both know that nasty lobe makes it toast.

RB04Av

There's a reason it was free. It would have cost him money to get rid of it. Saved him the trouble and expense.

84ta406

iTrader: (6)

Failed lifter on that lobe, absolute junk.

01CamaroSSTx

iTrader: (3)

Nah..A little JB Weld and she's as good as new.

G Atsma

Where is the "uproarious laughter" emoji when we need it??

gagliano7

I would run it 7 cylinders is good enough!!!

Kjduvall

You can make some nice shop door push/pull handles out of em too. My buddy and I put two of em on a beer fridge, and rattle canned it patina. Wish I took pics ov that, it was awesome.

gametech

iTrader: (1)

Ya'll bunch of defeatists. A few thousand passes on a Rocklinyzer would clean that right up, lol.

68Formula

250 shot to make up for the missing cylinder?

dixiebandit69

When we moved into our new(ish) house, my wife complained that there was no toilet paper holder on the wall in the bathroom.

So I made a toilet paper holder for her:

01CamaroSSTx

iTrader: (3)

You sir are a genius...