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    Paypal sucks

    It can, but they're likely in the UK where we can't get anything done about it anyway.
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    Hood seal- square nose

    Use aluminum. When I did my wife's, I clamped the aluminum under the front lip loosely. Then I used my heat gun, it took quite a bit of heat, and I slowly tightened the clamps. When I got it straight I left the clamps in place until it cooled. Then I removed it, epoxied it, reclamped it.
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    Out of surgery

    Great news. Sounds like it's healing well. With some strength training you should probably be ok to ride this summer no?
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    5oz Silver at spot price

    I'm all stocked up there too. But, in our rural area MOST folks pack and own firearms, hell, my Walther is sitting right here in the top of my toolbox. And of course we still have that small town comradery. Id' hate to see some out of towners try to come in here during a $h!tstorm and try...
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    Solas YB-SC-A pitch?

    Angle grinder is all u need. I dress them up all summer long with a 4" angle grinder and thin cutoff wheel. Leather gloves, and keep your digits away! I still have a black mark on my left middle finger where a cutoff went through the glove and maybe 3/16" into the end of my finger....right...
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    5oz Silver at spot price

    I'll make sre they get it too......along with the taxes on my riding mower.
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    5oz Silver at spot price

    Yes. I'm in a rural area and keep hard assets at home hidden. Your grandpa was a smart man. Likely old enough to remember the depression, or at least first hand accounts of it. My wife's grandpa is turning 95 in March, I've heard first hand stories myself. Oh, I use the usd and keep a smallish...
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    5oz Silver at spot price

    I look at things a bit differently than most folks. Most people think that a number in a computer or ink printed paper means they can buy things. If/when it all goes to hell that 'money' won't do squat as you know. Besides that, money in the USA is just a poker hand bluff. I mean damn!.....we're...
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    5oz Silver at spot price

    Precious metals have remained relatively steady long term. Why do u feel it's a bad investment? I prefer my savings in hard assets over currency any day.
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    Solas YB-SC-A pitch?

    You got a grinder? Flatten those beat leading edges, then angle back the backside of the blade edge at a 45*. Piece of cake!
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    Could anyone tell me what parts are in these pics?

    For some reason, there seems to be a resurgance of stand up skis. From my observation, it looks very similar to what's happening in the minitruck world. All of a sudden people WANT these things that you almost had to give away 5 years ago.
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    Winter project motivation

    It's hard to get motivated when the weather looks like this! I just want to lay on the couch and watch some TV! Who else is already tired of this arctic blast?
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    550sx to 750 "All or Nothing" build

    Sort of.... I feel like the 'pocket' of a dome will tumble and swirl a mixture all on it's own, and their design likely helped induce more swirl AFTER combustion. With my mod, the grooves will induce a swirl and increase velocity as the piston reaches TDC....'fast burn'. Then after combustion...
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    550sx to 750 "All or Nothing" build

    This high compression R&D head had been previously damaged. And it looks like somebody took a sanding disc on a die grinder to clean it up. Which of course ruined the dome. The edge was also dinged up enough to allow leakage. So.... since it was basically scrap metal I reworked it today. I...
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    550sx to 750 "All or Nothing" build

    Thinking ahead......I drilled and tapped the cases for a 650 stator. Just in case, for future use if necessary.
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    550sx to 750 "All or Nothing" build

    High temp was about 10* today with 4" snow on the ground. So I worked in the shop all day. Half the day I was moving stuff around organizing. Then I did some real work. I got some aluminum mesh to stuff in the waterbox. I did this on my wife's as well. It really takes that annoying loud...
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    Used Running 550sx reed engine, pump, electrics

    When I say all, I mean ALL OF IT! Engine, carb, exhaust, electrics, driveshaft, pump with aftermarket impeller........all.
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    Used Running 550sx reed engine, pump, electrics

    Nobody building or restoring a 550? Offers?
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    Set back pumps?

    What are your goals with your ski? How do you ride? What's the rest of your setup?
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    550sx to 750 "All or Nothing" build

    And finally, before cleaning my carbide burr and putting the grinder away, I made some minor adjustments to the intake area of the case. These things have some really hard edges for the incoming mixture to ram into. I just rounded things out a bit so the mixture can flow in a bit easier. No...
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