Nasty275SS

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can anyone tell me where i can buy pen magnets to hold the lifters up during a cam install?

kwiksilverz28

iTrader: (7)

Go get 2 hard wood 5/16" wood dowels. Skip the magnets.

1 QUIK LS1

iTrader: (4)

I bought 2 wooden dowl rods 5/16 round,and ground a side flat.Slid them in the same spot you would with the metal ones.Cost me a whole $3.50 and worked great.

Nasty275SS

iTrader: (8)

WERD, lol im not about to spend 100 buck on a f@#$ metal rod, i knew somebody had some tricks

rons 00z

iTrader: (10)

yes skip the magnets. IDK if i was the lucky one but when i used those dam magnets one stuck on top my lifter and added about two more hours of magnet recovery to my cam swap. once i got that ******* magnet off i bought some aluminum rods and wrapped them in the loop part of the velcro.

orangeapeel

iTrader: (18)

Yeah, don't use the magnets. They are just glued onto the top of the telescoping piece. I have done a few methods of holding up lifters up and this one scared me the most.

GregWS6&z28

iTrader: (8)

the pen magnets work great. a tip is to super glue the edge of the magnets for further insurance.

rocksws6

iTrader: (4)

I used steel rods from ace. You will have to grind on the top of the driver side rod to make it work but its better than using wood or magnets. IMO.

Raptor_WS6

iTrader: (23)

man pen magnets are a life saver bro, you could pick them up at autozone/pepboys

orangeapeel

iTrader: (18)

just use some 5/16 brake line trimmed to around 2' long.

Nasty275SS

iTrader: (8)

the wood dowels seems just as good as any of the others N its cheap, thanks for all the info guys.

magius231

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i used a 6' steel 5/16 dowel from Home Depot, cut it in half, and bent the ends up to use as a handle. no grinding, flatening, etc and it worked fine.

Wood worries me as if you catch it wrong you could send wood shavings into your motor...

rocksws6

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For about $6 a piece. I'll take 16!!

blue99fbody

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like orangeapeel said use 5/16 brake line its cheap and works great no wood shavings to worry about, i just did mine last week this way

Nasty275SS

iTrader: (8)

well i wouldnt think the wood would lol splinter that easily, its kinda hardened!!

kwiksilverz28

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Use hard wood. Mine were like$.78 a piece. The brake line and steel rods are not to my liking....Either aluminum (soft) or wood.

brad8266

iTrader: (23)

That works best and is cheap.

Nasty275SS

iTrader: (8)

Yep just went out n bought some 5/16 steel dowel, looks like it'll work like a champ!!!!

CarnivorWS.6-01

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You made the right decision. Wood is a poor choice incase it breaks or splinters. Cover those rods with some oil and slide them in. That is what I used and they worked great. I had to grind off a bit on the passenger side one. Good luck

Nasty275SS

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Yea i got 2 three footers and i guess i'll bend it about 3 three inches longer than the cam, for a handle, i guess that'll do!!