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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 12:52 AM
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So after you swap out the stock cam, is it good for anything other than this?





I think I'll make a clock out of the springs.
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 01:13 AM
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it makes a good hobo whacker, thats what i keep mine in the truck for along with 2 baseball bats

I thought it would be funny to be attacked by someone and have the headlines say "Attacker knocked out with camshaft"
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 01:47 AM
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That'll definately leave a mark!
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 09:15 PM
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theirs guys that have made lamps out of em...
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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...what'd you do with the cord? This is giving me ideas lol
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theirs guys that have made lamps out of em...
I saw one guy make a Lamp of an LS1 head. My sons room is almost entirely made out of things that came off my car.

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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 10:28 PM
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I am making stuff out of my cam, sweet.
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by sixgunsuperman99
...what'd you do with the cord? This is giving me ideas lol
Straight down the center of the cam shaft. I actually had an old floor lamp that was skinny enouugh to fit right in the center of the cam, so I just cut the shaft to fit the length of the cam and reassembled the lamp.

I think it was like a $15.00 lamp at home depot.
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 10:37 PM
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I am making stuff out of my cam, sweet.

I surprised my boy with it this morning and he says to me, "You should make it so the cam will spins when you turn it on too." I'm like, "Shut up kid, I'm lucky the one I put in the car actually spins."
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im planning on makin a light out of my cam, pushrods, and valvesprings.
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Originally Posted by Tainted
it makes a good hobo whacker, thats what i keep mine in the truck for along with 2 baseball bats

I thought it would be funny to be attacked by someone and have the headlines say "Attacker knocked out with camshaft"
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 11:10 PM
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Here's tjhe boy's room. Note the rear spoiler w/ functioning brake light hung in the corner. The chairs are made from the tires I smoked in the video in my sig. The table the Camshaft lamp is on, was made from the front tires.


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Here's tjhe boy's room. Note the rear spoiler w/ functioning brake light hung in the corner. The chairs are made from the tires I smoked in the video in my sig. The table the Camshaft lamp is on, was made from the front tires.


haha that is so bad ***. you guys come up with some pretty good ideas
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haha that is so bad ***. you guys come up with some pretty good ideas

Some might say I'm living vicariously through my son, but I just say it helps me justify buying things for the car to my wife. You know, "Hey hun, You know a set of heads for a book rack would look real nice in here, don't you think?"
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Phoenix 5.7
im planning on makin a light out of my cam, pushrods, and valvesprings.

I couldn't figure out what to do with the springs, pushrods, and reatiners, right now I'm leaning towards some type of wall clock.
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