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Threaded insert ready for braze.

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Well that's that, the fan isn't catching on the cowling anymore. Nice fan .

nice job..

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Good enough,

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Not so fine on this side though. Might build up with brass?

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Awesome.

You almost inspire me to do some work on my project

The only advice I've ever been offered about 'projects' was to just keep chipping away at them, lots of nice indoor dreaming , planning stuff and then the much harder execution part(which often takes much longer than you ever thought possible). The hardest part of that journey is the first step, trite but true Right, enough of that B*lls**t,

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I must stay focused .

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One of the manifold studs let go at 10 lb. ft. in the cylinder head but I had a 7mm. 8mm. replacement so was able to sort it. Then tightened heads.

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Time to refit the rocker gear and a chance to warm myself up.
Top tip, make sure you don't forget to install the pushrods beforehand .

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Glad that's done.

Put some castors from a 'Walls' ice cream freezer on an old work table which is a nice working height for me.

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Getting things ready for bench testing.

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That's your exhaust system .

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First let turn the engine over a while on the starter without the ignition switched on. To pump the oil around.

yeah that s a top tip,crank over a couple of times with the crank handle then crank with no ignition and it will be all olied up.