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longer stroke also = more displacement......even if you don't touch the bores. seriously though, unless you have access to internal & external micrometers, plasti-gauge, torque wrenches, etc or understand the importance of sequences, preparation for initial fire up and absolute cleanliness.......don't even think about assembling your own motor.

Luke & others, I think this thread should stay open to weigh up everyone's opinion and hopefully to contribute constructively. Apart from a couple of stupid comments, I don't think it's gotten too far out of hand. I think that if this is to succeed, people need to retain cool heads......having said that, setting something like this up will always be subject to a little tension which IMO is fine. If however it does fall through, I'd rather it be by it's own undoing and not because we have interfered by locking threads..............that's not to say it won't happen if slagging escalates.

lol, my old man (stubborn Greek) uses metho like it's Windex .........had to have seen the movie to make sense

capacitors have a tendency to go if you do shit like that

clear cmos on board and try again

Huh, how's that possible?! You didn't send him goods before payment did you?

Excellent news Nene & Ben....congrats guys. Been speaking to your Dad Nene and must give him another call and get some plans off him. Hope to catch you guys soon.

yeah I might be in this too.......probably chuck a mattress in the back of the truck and bring that

yeah I'm keen to do something that's a bit of fun and challenging at the same time, without killing our trucks though. Darren I've got 140 litre tank and it's diesel so shouldn't be too bad.....but sounds like a bit of a long trip (ie 2.5hrs + 100km of sand)......is the scenery good along the way?

PM sent Kietz

now you're getting warm bud.

haha not wrong there Craigy Boy! That's just like watching Broke Back Mountain the other day and now I have the urge to........................oops, maybe not

haha, naa it's just easier for the cops to catch up with the northern hillbillies in their rickety ole melons................let the flamage begin!!

Flamin hairdressers......wouldn't know what they drive....haven't been to one for 10 years, DIY job these days Looks good Nick, don't listen to that big bully Nightcrawler.

or we could wiz around to Luke's and the 3 of us can suck down a beer, change your rotors and talk rubbish

Ben, grab my number from my profile and give me a buzz tomorrow morning.....not sure if I'm free yet but I'll have a better idea then......it's not a hard or long job

haha, probably right there.......just overweight toothless monsters with their flagons of Yalumba Hock at our matches unfortunately.

Gee someone must be paying you alot of CASH or she's a real hottie!!

Amen brother....this is my harsh but true take on the 2 govts. Having a job is my right! = Labour/Unions Having a job is a privilege! = Liberals

in addition to Andrew's original post, I've said it before, I'll say it now and I'll keep saying it, the majority of Australians are employed by small business.....period! A government that refuses to recognize this fact is a govt that does not see the bigger picture and remains cross eyed at the fly on his nose (ie. short term fixes like the stimulus package which just draws out the eventual death of small business & the economy). That Gillard woman sits there with a smug grin on her face and brainwashes the workforce into believing Workchoices is a dirty word when in fact the alternative is far worse. You now have the Unions & govt heads dictating what small business must pay the worker, what conditions it provides and if you employ a bludger, don't even think about laying them off as you'll face an unfair dismissal suit that will knock your business over anyway. As a director of a small company, if I have an employee that goes out of his way to work hard and put mine and the business's interest before his needs, do you think that I'm not going to consider him as a valuable employee and do my best to stop him going elsewhere?! At the same time, if I have a worker who is just a sponge (all take & no give), I want to have the power to get rid of him.....1 worker on the dole queue does not equal all the employees of a business on the dole queue once the business folds. Workchoices actually gave incentive to become a better worker and prove to your employer that you are a valuable asset which in turn strengthens the small business and leads to a healthier economy........want more money, earn it!! On that note, approx 10 years ago, the Hawthorn footy club looked like it was going to go under if it didn't merge with another Vic club. The club bandied together as everyone saw the bigger picture, moved home grounds and took a significant cut in wages.....where's the club today? Who are the current Premiers?! Shame some employees would rather be out of work than agree to a paycut. EDIT: Almost forgot, as for making a fantastic living through the ownership of investment property....if that were the case, I wouldn't have to work anymore, instead I pay more land tax than most people pay in income tax. More rental properties on the market now than ever before and in ratio of house price increase to rental increase, the latter falls way behind....positive gearing is something we'll be telling our grandchildren about like a fairytale......prices in Adelaide were destined to skyrocket due to the high prices on the eastern seaboard, not just because the baby boomers bought up big time.

OK, this page is full of crap as usual lately! I intentionally stayed out of here for awhile to watch a certain individual dig his own pit and now he's fallen in and on his way to the Bahamas Siberia for a few days. Now back on topic!

too true Joel.....more incentive to do runners now than ever before = more risk of innocent lives lost. some big dept heads will roll if more innocent lives are lost as a direct result of fleeing cops to avoid car crushing or confiscation

haha, yeah Troy as long as the roads are dry I should be a goer......the 300mm rear tyre is a semi-slick in design and hates wet roads.........can you say aquaplane! The cold doesn't bother me though....the older you get the more your skin resembles a leather jacket, lol. .

This is a message from Roo that he asked me to post on his behalf. :laughing-smiley-014: Here are my Love Ruby

lol Preiss....do you understand what a PM is?.............PRIVATE Message!!! Not that I have anything to hide but if I posted some of the PM's I got from some of you in Wasteland.......it might be shock horror for some.