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Spoke to the gearbox guy who reconditioned the gearbox today, he is of the belief that if there was a misalignment issue between the engine and the gearbox it would misbehave in EVERY gear not just 3rd, and that seeing I fitted a non standard tail housing with a Chinese short shifter that would be ...

Oh lordy - that sure does look purty bit different to the old shed mate , and aren't hoists a wonderful thing ????

Saw this on bookface, thought it would sell straight away considering how hard these are to get nowadays

That’s purty
New shed time is a fun time

EK283 wrote: Fri Nov 21, 2025 6:23 am So did you get it on the DYNO ?

Greg

Not yet mate, want to make sure its all behaving rather than be fiddling around fixing stuff while its bolted to the dyno costing me $200+ an hour.

Yeah can't grizzle Stephen, it could have been a hell of a lot worse ......


Bourbon won- went to my neighbours place



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And then - it got its first wash since I have owned it !!!!!

Damn it was like washing a giant sheet of sandpaper [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787]

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Just got back - a fairly successful trip , I guess the fact it got back under its own steam is a win if nothing else [emoji1787][emoji1787]
Not running the best, can’t really give it much stick without it backfiring- it actually blew the air intake off
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You have way more patience than I have mate

Wires twitched [emoji736]
Doors on [emoji736]
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Bolts gone over underneath [emoji736]
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First aid kit [emoji38][emoji736]

Ready for takeoff - tomorrow [emoji51]
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Got the wiring all soldered back together tonight , hopefully a test flight tomorrow after work - need to mount the computer and put the wiring back where it should be and I should probably put the doors on .........

Yeah its especially handy for people like Don , he has had his wagon for over 30 years , the rear brake adjusters were siezed solid and the handbrake cables were pretty sticky - he was trying to pay to have it done and we had to argue with him that its all free :lol:

Luckily I had a brand new set ...

I hope you are going to video it for our listening pleasure .......

Where would we be without cable ties