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What Cam is this?



What cam is this asked the mouse?

Last summer I picked up a free GTV with a rebuilt trans and rebuilt engine.
Neither had been used since being rebuilt in 1980. In the last couple of days
I have started to disassempling the motor. I started this since there was a
huge amount of silicon sealant slapped everywhere and I was also worried about
rust. When I pulled the head I found new high compression pistons and liners,
new valves and new camshafts. I have very little documentation so I will have
to take some of the pieces to have them identified. However, I do have the
original receipt for the cams, they are Shankle #5407 ($175.00 in 1980). Does
this ring a bell with anyone? AR Ricambi looked in a couple of their old
catalogs but no numbers, just decriptions are listed. I would appreciate any
help. 
I hope you are wondering what the first line of this message means. Yep, upon
pulling the oil pan I found a mouse nest. It fills the entire front chamber of
the pan, it looks like someone stuffed around four big handfulls of brown
fiberglass insulation down there. I assume the rodents got in through the
unused distributor hole.

John Katos  

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