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Old Oct 27, 2014 | 12:09 PM
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Just pulled the cam cover this weekend and to my surprise, the gear drive conversion has already been done. Thank you all for the info!!!!
Time to buy a lottery ticket!
 
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Old Oct 27, 2014 | 12:39 PM
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What cams did you find?
 
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Old Oct 27, 2014 | 01:46 PM
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havent pulled the cam plate yet, thought the cams would be stamped on the end but didnt see anything
 
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yes sir!!!!
 
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 09:18 AM
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nice surprise there!! I was once surfing around EBAY and saw a auction for "2002 stock take out cams",but the pic was of a gear drive set up,complete.cams & inner and outer gears.had a "buy it now" for 17.50,so I figured "what the hell".turned out to be a like new,complete S&S .570G cam kit (wonder what they replaced it with??)
 
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 10:47 AM
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How'd you like to double your money on that, Kirby... LOL
 
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