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I sold a scooter on CL today and have a fistful of bucks for a change so I called Doc at the machine shop today to tell him that I have the money to proceed with the engine and the first thing he said was "Were your ears burnin?!?". He proceeded to tell me that Mike is ready to balance my rotating assembly. He wants to get it done before he leaves for a couple of weeks. After that, Doc can complete the heads and the rest of the assembly. He said it should be ready to tune on the dyno in 3-4 weeks when Mike gets back! I really wasn't expecting it that quickly but think I should strike while the iron is hot and get this thing paid off and done. I'll still have a few items to buy after the machine work is done such as exhaust and converter.

He told me to get the Kevko pan and pickup ordered but when I called them this afternoon they were already closed. I'll try again tomorrow and get these parts ordered. As soon as they get to my house I'll gather up ALL of the parts that I've gathered in the past 5 years and take them to the machine shop. Doc said not to worry about giving him any money but I have an envelope with his name on it.

Sounds like things are gonna move pretty quickly, I need to get started on the engine compartment. The weather has been too cold for me to work in the garage but hopefully if it warms up soon, we can get back out there and do some stuff. The engine compartment still needs to be sanded and painted. I have new wiring to go back in there. Still have to deal with getting the Champion radiator and fans installed and wired. Plenty to do I guess?!?