Still wondering? Are you back to work yet?

FINALLY! I left the 1.6 head on and started expermenting with the timing. I first retarded the timing one notch because I had read on here it would help with bottom end torque. It all but killed what little power I had with the high speed cam. So then I advaced it one tooth over stock and the little hussie came alive. I tried advancing the distributor but got my chatter back which i believe is spark knock. I turned the distributor back and got rid of the chatter kept my power and then put a cold air intake on that helped a little at best. Thanks for the help and so glad it finally runs like I thought it would.

I still have to put the timing cover on but was waiting untill I got through tinkering with the timing.

 So the 1.6 head on 1.3 block turned out O.K.? What kind of gains did you see. Did you run a 1.3 cam or is there a difference between the two?

It's a 1.3 cam in a 1.6 head. Heavy duty valve springs but not sure I needed them. It's a high speed cam from lowrange.

Glad to hear that you got it and that it was relatively simple. That is a nice clean looking Tin Top you have. 

Thanks, it's got alot more power from pulling out all the way to about 75 mph. It wouldn't hit 60 before if you dropped it off a cliff. My son is home on leave and couldn't believe the difference in it since the last time he rode in it. He said "so, you finally got some power huh". I just grinned.

Did you set the cam up with a degree disc and a dial gauge? Many reground cams are some way out and really need slotted/adjustable gears to time them corectly. The cam should have come with the timing specs to set it up correctly.

Great looking engine and engine bay. Good looking rig all around.

 That is one nice rig. The 1.3 cam did you use a dist? Does that need some kind of spacer or adapter. As I said earlier I plan on doing the same set-up and was wondering about all the little details. I also want to run a 1.3 performance cam.

I set the timing to stock and pulled the belt and then advanced the head one tooth and put the belt back on and presto alot of power. I first retarded the timing and with the Low Range high speed cam it killed the power, with it advanced it ran great. I've been trying to fix it up a little at a time and drive it too. The head is a 1.6 with 1.3 dist. high speed cam and heavy duty valve springs.