Stop in for a cup of coffee
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Man that Triumph is bad to the bone. Don’t you wish we had all those back? I can’t tell you all the bikes I have had that we chopped flopped wrecked and rode. To quote my Brother Bear (RIP)
Enjoy the wind Mitch!
Morning everyone.
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It's Fairlane Friday!
Good morning
Good morning
Morning Dave looks like another nice day around here.
Morning Alex I'd take one in black
Morning
What is up...
Buddy of mine, way back when, had a dark green one with a 302 in it. Was a pretty nice carMorning Alex I'd take one in black
Gonna spend some more time on this Shovel Head today, while I'm waiting for car repair parts. Hope to fab the rear brake hose and M/C today and get it juiced.....
Thinking of bikes I have my grand kids mini bike I need to repair again. This will be the 4th time but don't mind I have them help me fix it that way they learn and I get to hang out with them.
Wednesday's would have only been about $2760 to fill it up...
I'm hoping to get all the gaskets and bolt- on stuff onto the engine this weekend
Are there things I should wait on until it's in the car to attach? I'm thinking alternator and distributor just to have a little more maneuver space
Gas dock prices are usually extortionary
I always try to install the engine with as little attached as possible. That way you have less chance of dinging up or scratching up stuff. Easy enough to add on the engine after it's in. Not sure about your exhaust manifolds or headers though. I will try to do that when I install an engine at the same time.
More rain here today, just a little more cleaning on the Barracuda for a show tomorrow.
I like to leave a bunch off, less chance of a scratch.
I was planning to get the exhaust manifolds bolted on before install I suppose that without the radiator installed I could put the fan on once it's in the car?
Hey guys. Was lots to backread!! Chris, you putting in engine from top or bottom? Bottom is easiest and you can install most everything before hand. Even the manifolds....EZPZ
Depending upon how tight things are on the left side of the car, sometimes I will lower the engine in and bolt the manifolds to it as it drops in to the car. I'm not sure how much room you have on your car.
I'm quite sure he's doing it from the top
Might be tight with the manifolds on and the column in place.
That sounds like a good approach... it's a 318 but dimensionally, similar/same as the 273 which was an option on the car...
So should be about like this:
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