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1976 MM2 Restoration - COMPLETED! (new pic added)
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steamyman


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks.  

here's a photo of the completed engine , with a new decal.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

cool are you going to polish the brass?

heres my MM1 shortly after firing it up, though for some reason it didnt work....
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

cam-steaman wrote:
cool are you going to polish the brass?



yeah, I'll l give it some more polish.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

well my pics worked well....just waiting for photobucket to do its thing
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well done.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

... darn nice! Are you going to re-paint the fly wheel?
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks good, if your planning on running it no need to polish the brass as it will just get dirty again.  

I hate polishing brass.  
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You need to discover Semichrome Tony, it would change your mind.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks great Steamyman!
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Glad to see it's done. Have you run it yet?
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

looks great are you going to redo the bad solder job though
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nick wrote:
Have you run it yet?


nope, I've been to busy.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

pauly wrote:
looks great are you going to redo the bad solder job though


thanks.

I'd like to- but my dad or I aren't that good with a soldering iron.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

toxx wrote:
... darn nice! Are you going to re-paint the fly wheel?


cheers Tom- dunno yet.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you use a soldering iron? does that work well, or at aLL?  i use a blow torch (butane i think)
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