Race car valve lifter

A race car valve lifter comprising:

• a tubular member having open first and second ends and a bore being disposed therethrough, said tubular member having an annular groove being disposed in an exterior of a wall thereof, and also having a hole being disposed in said annular groove and being extended into said bore of said tubular member, and further having an annular recessed first end portion, said bore of said tubular member having a front portion and a back portion having a greater circumference than that of said front portion thus forming an annular ledge adjoining said front and back portions of said bore;
• a body being slidably disposed in said bore and through said open first end of said tubular member, said body including a cylindrical portion having front and back ends and a first bore being axially disposed therein through said back end thereof, and also including a stem portion being axially disposed at said front end of said cylindrical portion, and further including a tip portion being attached at a first end of said stem portion;
• said body further including a first annular groove being disposed in a front end portion of said cylindrical portion and including a second bore being disposed in said first annular groove and through a side wall of said cylindrical portion and into said first bore, and also including an annular recessed portion being disposed at said front end of said cylindrical portion, and further including a second annular groove being disposed in said stem portion at said first end thereof;
• a plug member being removably and securely disposed in said open second end of said tubular member;
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• a spring member being disposed in said bore of said tubular member for biasing a portion of said body through said open first end of said tubular member.