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ttotired
Posted 2012-10-02 7:07 PM (#341505 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		I didnt realise it had been that long already

Almost a year since it arrived, wow

I hope I get it back together faster than it came apart.

Thanks for the compliments as well, the "Skills" are really being learnt as I go, this welding
sheet metal sucks :), I will be very happy when thats bits all done.

Then I can start all over again on the plymouth

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ttotired
Posted 2012-10-08 11:53 PM (#342301 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		I have given the body shell another go with the rust treatment in the hope (if I dont find something to stop me) that I
can spray all the non shiney parts of it in body deadener this weekend.

I intend to spray under the roof, floors insided and out and I am going to try to get inside the rocker panels to try to
save that job from ever being done again as well.

As I have said in the chrome thread, I got the rear bumper back the other day (well most of it) so I want to do the
blackouts and assemble it as much as I can so its ready to go back on.



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ttotired
Posted 2012-10-09 12:02 AM (#342303 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		Oh I have sent an email to Big M to see if he has these parts, but If anyone else has them (or whatever) please let me know

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ttotired
Posted 2012-10-14 5:37 AM (#342974 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		Did one of the messiest, yuk jobs today

Put body deadener/under coat pretty much everywhere

Even with paper overalls ect on, I am sure I wont rust now





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ttotired
Posted 2012-10-28 12:47 AM (#344877 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		Bit of a trial fit of the shiny stuff today just to see what I missed and fitted the dual antennas.

Getting closer to actual paint, a few tidy ups and I will bite the bullet on colour





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Posted 2012-10-28 2:41 AM (#344886 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Brisbane, Australia		It is starting to look the part, Mick

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PS I imagine after all that extra body deadner on you all you need now is feathering!!!
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ttotired
Posted 2012-10-28 4:08 AM (#344890 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		Seeing as I have really spent the day just messing around, I thought I might look at how low I would like it

A little lower might be better?





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Posted 2012-10-28 11:07 AM (#344916 - in reply to #288422)
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Beltran
Posted 2012-10-28 11:30 AM (#344923 - in reply to #288422)
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ttotired
Posted 2012-11-04 11:07 AM (#345715 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		Nothing much to report this week

I got the new fuel tank for it and have sat it in place to check the fitment, it looks fine but I will have to see once the bumper is on properly.

It has a slightly shorter and straight filler neck, the original one has a slight bend.

I also took the fuel door and a couple of reverse light rings to the plater to get done (to replace the ones he lost) and the
vent from under the windscreen.

Not sure if anyone has seen it yet, but there is a front bumper set on ebay now that I am negociating with the guy about.

The ones off mine are pretty bad and I think this will be a cheaper option.

The other thing is they wont have holes for the front over riders and the over riders off mine are bad.

The plan is to repair and fit them later (once the car is going again).

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ttotired
Posted 2012-11-11 2:02 AM (#346652 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		I bit the bullet

Paint colour was chosen and bought

Got stuck into it and put the paint on.





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Posted 2012-11-11 4:35 AM (#346659 - in reply to #288422)
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Posted 2012-11-11 5:51 AM (#346664 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Brisbane, Australia		Gees doesn't that colour lift it. Great colour choice Mick, cant wait to see it in the flesh!!! you are no slouch!!
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Posted 2012-11-11 4:56 PM (#346728 - in reply to #288422)
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Love the color! Where did you get the rotisserie?
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ttotired
Posted 2012-11-11 5:24 PM (#346730 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		The rotisserie came from a tool importer in Perth.

Wasnt a bad price either, but the car is a little heavy for it.

The cars colour is actually metallic green, but it really looks blue depending on what angle you look at it from.

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Posted 2012-11-14 10:43 PM (#347183 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Michigan		Jeez if thats green my monitor is color blind... very vibrant blue to me. Looks great though!
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ttotired
Posted 2012-11-20 4:46 AM (#347925 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		The colour seems to depend on the light its in

In the pics, it looks like a really nice blue to me as well, but it is green.

I have been re assembling the diff ect the last few days so I can get it at least 1/2 off the rotisserie.

I started to polish it to see how I did, I think I need to cut it back a fair bit and re clear it, to much orange peel.

I think the jet on the gun I used was to small, but I didnt get even 1 run, pretty happy about that.

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Posted 2012-11-20 6:10 AM (#347929 - in reply to #288438)
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Location: Parts Unknown		I haven't looked at this thread in a long time. When I saw the recent posts, I had to go back to the
beginning to remind myself on exactly which car this was.

Wow ! You dun made that nasty POS look real good !!!!

Very inspiring, indeed.
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Posted 2012-11-20 6:40 AM (#347931 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: North Australia		Doc, you are as smooth as hessian undies!

Mick, she is looking good, and I agree, inspiring.

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Posted 2012-11-20 7:06 AM (#347934 - in reply to #347931)
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Location: Parts Unknown		Burlap jockstrap ?

Hey, they're all POS's when we find them in barns and fields. At least all the ones I find are !


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Posted 2012-11-21 6:30 AM (#348068 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: North Australia		'Doc. Thats because you are concentrating on those silly old obsolete Desoto's, start looking for an IMPERIAL!

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Posted 2012-11-21 1:19 PM (#348114 - in reply to #288422)
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Posted 2012-12-06 10:48 PM (#350021 - in reply to #341213)
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Location: montevallo, alabama		like i said i gotta quit bitchin about my little car after seeing you guys cars, oh and I want some of those purdy shiny
chromy thingys for my car too. My bumpers really are tired and fading . how much are you guys typically paying for rechroming bumpers and headlite bezels and etc. wonder how hard it would be to put some of those roof vents on my 2 door. I think they are so cool. what do ya'll think about it, and yes i said ya'll cause im from alabama and its legal down here to say words like that. lol

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FIN ME
Posted 2012-12-08 9:40 AM (#350208 - in reply to #288422)
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Wow! Amazing progress there, Mick! Nice job!

I'm liking that colour combo...snazzy!

BTW...fender skirts will be winging your way VERY soon! (I know, I know...what's the rush? )


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ttotired
Posted 2012-12-08 6:59 PM (#350265 - in reply to #350021)
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Location: Perth Australia		The bumpers were pretty expensive, the rears I got done here, the fronts came up on ebay at about 1/2 the price (including shipping) that it was going to cost for the same guy to chrome them.

Those roof vent things are only held on with 2 self tapping screws, so easy to mount, but putting the ridge into the roof for them to fit into would be a big mission.

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Posted 2012-12-08 7:05 PM (#350267 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		Ok heres the next bit to get the treatment

The boot lid isnt to bad from what I can see (see what its like with no paint).

The license plate housing is very sad though.

Funny thing is, as this is an Aussie Dodge, they modified the license plate housing to suit our plates.

Its longer by about 2-3".





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Posted 2012-12-13 6:55 PM (#351109 - in reply to #288422)
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Posted 2012-12-14 5:11 AM (#351150 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		I am fixing the number plate recess

And I have been getting a little help from my youngest son





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1961 fury
Posted 2013-01-02 11:07 PM (#353681 - in reply to #288422)
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Are you leaving it right hand drive ? I would change mine to right hand drive
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Posted 2013-01-03 2:07 AM (#353695 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		Oh yes

I think its what makes it rare

Only reason that its still a car really.

I was going to wreck the car for my plymouth, useing all r/h/d stuff on it so the plymouth would have had a period
correct conversion useing all mopar parts.

Its amazeing how much they did change to accomodate the r/h drive and the laws of the day.

The basics of the car are the same, but things like the number plate recess, r/h front floor, heater and fresh air plenum, even the park brake
system is different.

Just lots of stuff you dont really realise until you really look.

The plans for the plymouth now are to take it back to l/h/d because the conversion that someone started is pretty bodgy and
I think it will be easier to put back to standard.

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ttotired
Posted 2013-01-28 8:12 AM (#357162 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		The boot lid is finally painted and back on the car, that number plate recess was a real pain.

I have not cut the paint back yet though, I want to let it all harden fully first.

Today I got stuck into the sub frame, stripping all the suspention and brackets and stuff off it.

lower ball joints were really bad, but they are off the lower control arm now.

I am planning on getting the sub frame blasted, but still not really sure (depends on how lazy I get)

No pics today, nothing that exciting to see

Oh, just for intrests sake, I found the vin number stamped on the L/H rail just near the idler arm
mount (where the steering box would be on a L/H/D car)

Not sure if it was an Aussie only thing or not, but whe I get the chance, I will have to go look at the plymouth and see if it has one there

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Posted 2013-03-07 8:46 AM (#363465 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		No numbers on the plymouth, so I guess it was an Aussie thing

Anyway, I have been slowly attacking the subframe with a wire brush and whatever else I could get my hands on to get the rust and crud off and its looking a lot better

I have also given it a rust treatment.

I am going to paint it basic black (hopefully on the weekend), but cant sort of work out how best to hold it.

At the moment, I have it hung by chains from the rafters but it still wont be easy to get to a lot of it.

I was going to put it on my rotissory, but it wont fit without a lot of modification.

I got another present today from the US, the lower dash gauges part (Remember, this is an Aussie dodge, so it has a 60 plymouth dash) with a clock in it.

First thing I did was tried the clock, didnt work, checked the fuse and found that it lost connection because the holder was rusty.

Sand blasted the fuse holder and tried again, this time, it sounded like a machine gun, so I opened it up and found that the catcher tooth thing that holds the gear back when it energises was faceing the wrong way.

Looking closely at it, the shaft that the gear is on could move up and downd a bit, so I turned the tooth the right way around and tightened up the end play on the shaft and tried again.

It worked yahooo I have had it going now since 9.30 am and its now 9.45pm and its kept time up till now.

I also gave it a light oiling

Pretty chuffed

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Posted 2013-03-07 10:09 AM (#363477 - in reply to #288422)
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I'm chuffed for ya, Mick!

Great progress...thanks for the update!

Post more pic's when you can!


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Posted 2013-03-07 10:38 AM (#363482 - in reply to #363477)
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Posted 2013-03-10 4:29 AM (#363941 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		Pained the subframe today and made up new fuel and brake lines for it

Now comes the front suspention

50 odd year old dirt and grease dont come off that easy, but better than rust





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Posted 2013-03-10 6:17 AM (#363945 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: North Australia		Looking good Mick. Hopefully, one day I can park my 60 next to yours.


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ttotired
Posted 2013-03-12 8:52 PM (#364423 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		I got my NOS Plymouth aero wheel today from George Laurie, Awesome

Only slight yellowing and no cracks

I have ideas to use this wheel to fix the other piece of rubbish I bought and use the recast one
on the dodge to go with the plymouth dash it has.

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ttotired
Posted 2013-03-13 2:17 AM (#364463 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		I went out and bought the materials to make the mold ect

The guy was telling me how to make the mold, wow, its going to be a mission

I will stick that in the future projects section for now.

I'll do it when I am feeling the need to create something

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Posted 2013-03-14 9:18 AM (#364684 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: UK		The blue wheel looks the nuts.. Not sure about that red one.. What has happened to that?
Coming on Mick. I like it.. Looks like you're having better weather than here in the UK.. We are still having snow!!
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ttotired
Posted 2013-03-14 7:20 PM (#364766 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		The red wheel was bought that way from someone that called it a restored wheel

When I first got it, there were no cracks in it

I was planning on useing it in the plymouth and painting the centre section to match the car.

As you can see, the wheel cracked up just sitting in the garage, so now I will try to re mold it.

We will see how it comes out. surely, I cant make it worse

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Posted 2013-03-15 2:02 PM (#364862 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: UK		No quite lol.. Keep us posted on that.. I'm still looking into doing my dodge one that is sat under my dining table (I never eat at it) and everytime I look under the table and see the wheel I'm itching to do it.. Such a cool looking wheel (along with the plymouth aero one of course!!).
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ttotired
Posted 2013-03-15 6:33 PM (#364893 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		My dodge one needs to be done as well

Pretty much all the clear (yellow) has fallen off one side of it

Not sure what to do about that one

I would like to fix it, but I might send that one out, dunno yet

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Posted 2013-03-24 12:07 AM (#366111 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		A bit of a mile stone today

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Posted 2013-03-25 5:38 AM (#366209 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Australia		Starting to look like a bought one, she's a ripper. You asked earlier in the thread for some rear wheel spats, did you get a set or are you still looking if you are still looking let me know as a mate of mine has a real nice set (stainless Steel) looks smik, he has got them made for others so if your interested let me know. Also the dual quads on the 318 I have done the same but I am concerned about the calibration of the 500's, it would be good to keep in touch.
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Posted 2013-03-25 7:56 AM (#366219 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		Hey Eric

I have the stainless ones, but they are for the plymouth, I have a set of the normal steel ones which I am
going to use on the dodge (just have to get around to painting them).

The 2 500s are going to be a bit of a mission, I think.

I have a staged throttle linkage for them, but I did read somewhere that you can get chokes to bring the secondaries down a bit.

A total of 1000 cfm would be quite a bit to much for a 318 (I think 700 ish for a hottie would be about right), but (to be honest) I want them more for the looks.

If they turn out to be a pig set up, I do have a 4 barrel manifold I can use.

Funny thing is, the 2x4 has smaller (and all the same size) holes than the edelbrocks, but the 4 barrel manifold has smaller again.

The carb that it was designed for must have been tiny

I am very close now to pulling the engine apart to see what I have, so that fun will start in here soon

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Posted 2013-03-31 6:53 AM (#367215 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		I have started stripping down the engine, so far I havnt seen anything dramatic at all.

It did run, but was smokey (white smoke).

I have all the top 1/2 off now and will most likely pull the sump tomorrow and get the bottom end apart.

Looking at the bores, theres only a slight lip and the pistons (apart from being black and sooty) look pretty good.

I am thinking I might get away without having to replace the pistons.

I do want to get it all profesionally checked and get the block hot tanked to get the sludge out (not that much there), so
we will see what it needs then.

I will need to get a hotter cam to let the engine breath a bit better (dual carbs), but the exhaust is a concern.

I have not heard (read) on here anyone that has headers for the 318 that will fit.

The other problem with the headers is that being r/h/d, there is a steering box in the way, leaving even less room.

Pics will come in a day or so

I will try to restrain myself a little

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Posted 2013-04-01 12:38 AM (#367339 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		I found the cause of the smoke

Pistons 1 and 2 both have broken oil rings, otherwise all was pretty good.

The coolant side is another story, all the years of running straight water has done the engine no favours.

I will need to get another timing cover as the water pump area is very thin and only a matter of time before it went right through

Next is to see what the machinist thinks and I will go from there





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Posted 2013-04-01 3:50 AM (#367351 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		Just finished cleaning the block up and I have foud a crack in the water jacket

Not happy

I will have to decide wether to pinch the engine from the pymouth or get another one

Not a decission for today



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Posted 2013-04-01 8:58 AM (#367377 - in reply to #288422)
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Sorry to hear this, Mick!

Dang.

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Posted 2013-04-10 4:23 AM (#368806 - in reply to #288422)
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Location: Perth Australia		I have got hold of another block, so I took it to the machine shop today to get their verdict.

I also took the 2x4 manifold to them as they think they can fix it (block off the exhaust ports)

So I am now waiting for the shopping list from them so I can order all the guts of the engine.

Cant wait to start screwing it together insted of screwing it up

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