Bill,
thats interesting as Coons did not make mention of that at all...he did however complain of supply issues but he mentioned the casting operation not the across World shipping .....
He had some raw castings with him as we checked for fitment in the chassis....hhhmmm???
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I guess taking things at face value is not worth anything any more??...
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The plot thickens.....
Lifted from another forum
Yesterday, 07:32 AM
Well besides Dove there are 2 others making new 427
cammer heads and parts. One is from Aussieland and the castings look very nice! I think
Bill Coons was the other but not certain of the status there. Progress has been slow. There was a deal in the making where Jim Dove was going to offer a 427
cammer in aluminum for $11k. Block,
heads, intake, timing cover, sprockets, chain, tensioners, cam stub and a few other diddys. He needed a certain amount of people to commit and fork over cash in advance. Paul Solomon was working close with Dove to get there castings up to snuff and of better quality. There were problems with the mold release agents and getting the
head castings to fill complete and of any voids. I think they were using the molds Ford used for the aluminum
cammer heads. And then swtiched to the cast iron molds and had better luck. Think the amount of steps, stages or compartments?? LOL gating might be the term I'm thinking of. Dove bought most of the old FE block,
head,
cammer part molds and tooling from Ford way back when. Pretty cool they are still in the game after all these years. Sure they have had their share of problems but have to give them credit for all their efforts. They have made some neat stuff over the years and revised
head castings off all kinds. There are always growing pains. Shelby, Pond and Genesis all had their share as well.
Another forum also...
Let's not forget the new Cammer heads from Detroit.
November 1 2007 at 11:22 PMDave Shoe Dave Shoe (Login daveshoe)
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Response to Repro cammer heads available now in AustraliaWe are blessed to soon have new Cammer heads coming out of both Australia and Detroit. Not sure which project will be completed first, but it seems both are in the works, both are uniquely focused on both quality and performance, and both are nearing completion. I'm not sure about the California castings, as that third project is not presently on the radar. Did I forget Dove in Ohio? There seems to be four Cammer head projects in the works.
Again, we are blessed to have two new Cammer head projects nearing launch. If any details on any of the projects are available, please post, or email/phone me and I'll post. Many photos preferred but not required.
