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#506530 02/16/2009 5:25 PM
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CAN i REGRIND THE 235 LIFTERS FROM A 54 CHEVY MOTOR ?
IF SO HOW MUCH CAN YOU TAKE OFF AND STILL HAVE THE HARDNESS NEEDED?
iF NOT WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE TO BUY NEW ONES?

I'AM FINALLY ASSEMBLING THE MOTOR, MJ.

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I believe you can purchase lifters from most any cam manufacturer, i.e., Crane, Comp, Isky, etc that produces a cam for your engine. At least I did. It seems likely that unless you have the machinery and knowledge that having it done and heat treated would cost as much or more than new ones.


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The Sioux valve grinder I used to have had an accessory attachment for regrinding lifters, but I don't think I ever used it. If a lifter is worn flat, or definitely if it's concave, it's worn out. Replace it! Lifters are supposed to have a slightly convex shape, higher in the middle than at the edges, so they will spin as the cam rolls underneath. A worn lifter indicates the cam also has too much wear to reuse.
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