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lol- that one is already in the works. gonna take a weekend trip down to key west. its the southern most part of the continental united states and a beautiful island. google it, you'll see what i mean


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Had a google...Very nice!
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ok- time for an update. the head is still at the machine shop. i have had to take them three sets of valve seals so far. needless to say, i dont have my head back yet. the block is there as well. i have found a good cheap place to buy my stainless exhaust pieces. gonna do a complete exhaust in stainless, should look nice. took the intake manifold and the valve cover and masked off the high spots and painted both pieces with black wrinkle paint. i then polished the high spots with jewelers rouge. it looks sweet. will post some pics when the sun is out.
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here is a pic of the valve cover all painted and polished
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some rust i found in the sunroof area. its the spots i mentioned in the post about fixing it

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i realized last night that i didnt have the required mounting brackets for the expansion tank for the rad so i am going to have to fab those up today. trying to knock my my punch list down as much as possible, but it just gets bigger
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well- i got my mounting brackets done. it wasnt too hard actually. it took about 2 hours to get done. may not look factory but its gonna do the job

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Pho21_girl wrote:Make it worth her while, say when it's done you'll take her away somewhere for a sexual (I mean romantic! :twisted: ) getaway :wink:
A woman who speaks the truth! Rare but they do exist :mrgreen:

Progress on the car is looking really great. Haven't been following this one for a while, and you've made quite some progress :launch
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Danny043 wrote:
Pho21_girl wrote:Make it worth her while, say when it's done you'll take her away somewhere for a sexual (I mean romantic! :twisted: ) getaway :wink:
A woman who speaks the truth! Rare but they do exist :mrgreen:

like a diamond in the rough
thanks for the kind words danny
the headlight buckets are coming along nicely. treated the rust and have given one of them a nice coat of satin black epoxy paint. looks factory- maybe a little better because i did it :)
works gonna have to stop for a while as im leaving town for work again. this job is a 12 hour drive away :shock: , but i get paid for my mileage 8)
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finally back in town from work. was only supposed to be a ten day job but it turned out to be a 24 day job, oh well. just means more money. got a package from wurth while i was gone to use on the car. also gonna try and pick up where i left off with all the little bits that need to be taken care of. will post pics today, i promise
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here are a few pics from my recent job-

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That's a nice turbine.

What kind of machinery is it connected with? A generator or compressor unit?
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the last pic is of me standing on the compressor side of it and its connected to a generator. the pics where it looks like im welding in a bucket is actually part of the 'injectors'
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Very nice. Is this a steamturbine or gasturbine unit?

This type of industry is where i work too. I am not a mechanic but the operator who is controling the unit.
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its a gasser. i am on the repair and maintain side of the industry. i am a union millwright, and thats one of the scopes of what we do
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It is nice to see what occupations some E21 drivers have.
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