Well the project keeps growing - some would call it 'mission creep'. After deciding I would try a modified bearing design I sent my cam caps away to be modified to accept the modified bearing, I also sent my cam and followers away for inspection - pictures are okay, but putting them in a guru's hands seemed to be a good idea. The cam was slightly worn - may even get a core credit, but the followers, while not really dished out, looked like the nitride had been slapped off of it. The guru tells me it is likely that those harder than diamond chips are in the crank case and may have been sucked up the oil pump which may have damaged the pump. So after I get the car mostly reassembled, I get to take the crank case off and inspect the oil pump. Need to check the DIY section for those proceedures - Maybe I will get the car done by October?