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PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:51 pm    Post subject: What did you do to your Oval today? Reply with quote

axle replacement
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

New front clip...
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Took my family out to breakfast in it on a bright, sunny day.....
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

cleaned and polished.....
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Drove it around 2 blocks, still not registered. and no brakes... never out of 3rd gear
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Painted my gas tank.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looked at it in my garage. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 5:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

put it up for sale.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Went for a short freeway cruise to check my new tires. Made a new foam air blocking gasket for my radio. Looked at the engine, just to look at it.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Finally! I think I have all the bugs worked out. After swapping out voltage regulators, I was able to drive more than 40 miles without the battery going dead. It just purrs like a sewing machine at 100 kph. I have reached the 500 mile mark on the brand new engine.


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

changed the oil and adjusted the valves
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

pull the engine out
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

axles came out.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wired up the gauges in the steering colum tray.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Headlights (among other things)

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

stacked laundry on it....
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Got my pan back from the sandblaster
came out nice, brought it home to remove all the black sealant before it goes to get the rust repaired and off to the powdercoater
It is geting close to the point I can star building and not stripping anymore
I have finally found the bottom and can start another direction

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Look at it online..cause Im so dang far from it...I tried to do work on it using mind powers through photos!...Does that qualify for doing something to it?? 4 1/2 more months, almost home..again..
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

valentinesr wrote:
Look at it online..cause Im so dang far from it...I treid to do work on it using mind powers through photos!...Does that qualify for doing something to it?? 4 1/2 more months, almost home..again..
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Hang in there Ray!!!!
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

took one axle out and put one axle in, got frustrated cause nothing was going my way, took a break and ended up calling it a night
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