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60Special
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Poor ol’ girl. Another job for your list.
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Blacky
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Just a tiny bit smoky - can’t figure out how to post a video on here ….
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Would barely get into the shed under her own power - I think I may only have another 6 months or so of life left in this engine ImageImageImage


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Harv
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Might be a Rolls Canardly.

Rolls down one hill, Canardly get up the next :lol:

Glad to see you got her home safe under it's own steam.

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"Glad to see you got her home safe under it's own steam"

You crack me up Harv, but following behind was easy to tell where they had been. :lol: :lol:
A place for everything and everything in it's place, just can't remember where that place is.

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Errol62
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Lucky you didn't get a canary.

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She has served you well
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Started the autopsy today-
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Plugs tell a story- 1-2-3
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Head backs it up -
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What a prick of a design is the upper radiator support :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
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Ready to lift out
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to little to late but a bottle or scissor jack and length of timber between guards couple of winds gives you clearance
sometimes yor just better off shitting in yor hands and clapping

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Mick wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2024 9:27 pm to little to late but a bottle or scissor jack and length of timber between guards couple of winds gives you clearance
I had propped it open and thought it was OK - had masking tape all around it and it was floating free when flat and the bloody thing still took the paint off when i lifted it out ........
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Blacky wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2024 9:36 pm
Mick wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2024 9:27 pm to little to late but a bottle or scissor jack and length of timber between guards couple of winds gives you clearance
I had propped it open and thought it was OK - had masking tape all around it and it was floating free when flat and the bloody thing still took the paint off when i lifted it out ........
dam! as you say pr!ck of a set up
sometimes yor just better off shitting in yor hands and clapping

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Little bit of slap and tickle in those bores there Mr Black drive a Semi in between. :crazy: :crazy:
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Harv
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FireKraka wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2024 11:39 am Little bit of slap and tickle in those bores there Mr Black drive a Semi in between. :crazy: :crazy:
Might need some Honda NR 750 pistons :)

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