Kern Dog

I'm doing a cam swap in the Charger soon. Part of the job is changing the valve springs. Summit gave a 2 week ETA on the Powermaster spring compressor, so I decided to make my own.
I suppose this would cost about $5 in materials. Please forgive the sloppy welds!

Mr.4spd

I've built custom spark plug tools for my angle plug/large tube header situation, but not as proffesional looking as that device you've built here. Nice job.

pro-tech

Very nice job... Some times you got think outside the box.. Done it many times. Bill

RacerHog

Nice Thinking...

Kern Dog

Thanks guys. I tested it on that head. Sorta hard to keep the head from moving around!

pro-tech

As I was thinking about your tool. Just a thought and no disrespect intended. If it had a hook type mount instead of a slide on the bar set up you could do all the valves without having to remove the bar to move the tool between the girts.. Just a thought....Bill

RacerHog

Thats a nice thought Bill... Get Idea...
Ken Dogs: is stouter than the CompCam's one for sure.

RacerHog

Nothing a couple C-Clamps wont help with...

moe7404

back in the day i made spcel screw drivers for Carter carbs.

Kern Dog

I took no offense. I'm willing to learn.
The reference.."hook type mount" ? Do you mean something that hooks into the intake port or an intake bolt? If so, that wouldn't work if I wanted to change springs with the intake still on. My goal was to make a tool that worked with the heads on and the engine in the car.
I need some help with degreeing the cam. I've never done it solo. I had a buddy help me in 2004 but he had a kit for doing it.

RacerHog

I'm Thinking "Hook around the bar" So you don't have to unbolt it to move it passed the stand...

pro-tech

Yes if the piece you are now having to slide on the bar were a hook type set up you would not have to unbolt the bar part of the tool to get to the next set of valves. Simply unhook/hook and go to the next set. Right now you can only do 2 valves then you have to unbolt the bar to move to the next 2...Bill

Kern Dog

Ahhh.....I get it.
Maybe in the time it tales me to find a friend willing to help me degree the cam I could mess around and fab up a hook type lever. I have plenty of metal scraps around here.