Blew it up... GRRRRR!!!!!

Exactly, you can even make your own. This is for an adjustable valvetrain but the same can be done for a non-adjustable.

I cheated and bought one from comp. the new ones are sweet they are marked so you don't even have to use calipers. by the way I know you dig the home made tools, check out the spring compressor i came up with in the home made tools forum. its cool the stuff you come up with when your broke! :cheers: