Yes, Ed Pink built a LOT of these, refining things more to his requirements as he went. The particular engine that I'm dealing with was originally built by Earl Wade, who has quite a reputation for these engines. Sadly, Earl passed not long ago. They originally were offered with iron heads and block, later, aluminum heads came out of Ford. The Cammer I'm working on is utilizing a Robert Pond aluminum block, factory aluminum heads, and the original magnesium rocker covers. ( Replacements are aluminum, originals are magnesium ). "Sneaky" Pete Robinson, of dragster fame, believed strongly in the SOHC merits and designed a gear drive for the front cam drive that was really the thing, but stopped production with Robinson's passing. There's so much history and interesting stuff attached to the engines, I could go on and on. Virtually every component for one of these winding horsepower creatures is available today in the aftermarket, as well as "Shotgun" Boss 429 stuff, and most of it is even better than the original to race on. Here's Ed Pink with Tom McKewen and Connie Kalitta, using SOHC engines, not to mention Snake.
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