i have an 1981 z28 i would like to put a new cam in but i not have a chery picker to pull the motor so i was thinking if i could pull the cam out with the motor in the car thanks for any info

Yes, you can.

Ive changed mine three times in the same day in the car!

1) Disconnect battery
2) remove the radiator/ drain coolant.
3) Remove fan/ Alternator / waterpump
4) Remove fuel pump (manual pump only)
5) Set motor on TDC Remove
distributor,intake, valve covers.
( I set it on TDC now so when i
reassemble the oil pump shaft will be
alligned allready)
6) Remove pushrods, lifters
7) Remove crank pully, harmonic balancer,
timing cover and gears.
8) Put cam gear back on use it to slide the
cam out careful not to scratch cam brgs.
9) Stick a plastic trash bag over the lifter
valley clean the intake gaskets off the
heads scraping trash on the bag.
10)Lube it slide it in, set the cam at tdc
and install chain.
11)You can trim the back edge of the timing
cover so you dont have to touch the oil
pan, maybe someone else here does it too
they can post a pic of the lip trimed.
12)Install lifters, pushrods set the lash
if its a hydrolic i always leave em a
little loose couple thous until after
start up and break in then i re adjust.
13)Set motor on TDC re-install intake, valve
covers, drop dist in with the rotor
pointed at #1 on the cap.
14)Put everything else back on refill
coolant.
15)Fire it up wake up the neibors at 2000 rpm
for 20 min check for leaks fuel, water,
oil(watch your temp, but dont idle it any
lower if it gets hot shut it down cool it
and restart until 20 min has passed)

Addition to Mwilson, brace on the radiator core support can be restrictive, you need to remove it too http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/wink.gif mine wasnt had clearence for 1/2"

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by burak sözer:
Addition to Mwilson, brace on the radiator core support can be restrictive, you need to remove it too http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/wink.gif mine wasnt had clearence for 1/2"</font>


Are you talking about the X brace? lol I can muscle it just enough out of the way on mine.

Yep thought about the brace figured he find out! I didin't remove mine but i know it was touching coming out its real close

[This message has been edited by Mwilson (edited December 11, 2004).]