Rick
No I didnt remove the inner spring. They are 340 open I know.
The cam is a 551-565 - 247 - 252 @ 50.
The cam prelube I used was crowers plus I used 2 xtra packs of comp cam lube (red gooey)
8 qts of chevron Delo 15-40 1 qt of racing Hyper lube
I cut the filter and found iron dust (small like dust magnetic)
Block is a new genisis 427 so 4.250x4.250
Complete Rocker Arm Specialties rocker assy.Smith bros
PR BALL BALL 3/8" X 5/16".
Ford motorsport windage tray.
Dont know what You mean by checking both ends for adjust.
The motor ran for 1 hr max. Darryl