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Yep I will be back late tomorrow night...

The training has been pretty cool... the funny thing is though is that the training is for a specific piece of equipment that we only have in Melbourne and Sydney.

So basically I do the training for the equipment then go back to Perth and never use it :(

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Yeah for sure... Free trip.... Free hotel ..... A Bit of a wander around a new city.... A week off work ( Well training is a bit of a holiday :( )

Hehe I have only seen Mel when she's drunk and when she's hung over ... Both ways she is funny :P

Originally posted by GTS-t VSPEC

Ken, Just incase you needed some advice and wanted to talk to me:p

I should be sorted by early next week:D

The quick engine out and back in on the R has got bigger than ben hur.

The Albany w/end competition could be in jeopardy atm.

Bugga !!

Cheers

Ken

Nope, bailed the car to CRed due to a lack of time and Lumpy owes me a favour.

Pulled the engine out and has too much blowby.

Am sourcing the forgies , metal h/gasket etc as we speak. I think this thing is gonna be a rocket ship when finished and will look cool with the blue rocker , polished trust pipes yada yada..

Cheers

Ken

Originally posted by GTS-t VSPEC

Ken, It would suck if your not going, but we will anyway, we have other accomodation already booked:D

No will still go but may have to find a backup plan if the engine is not back in time. Has to be machined etc , assembled and run in.

Can see me running it in by driving to Albany.

Lumpy won't let me have the Autronics on till the engines bedded.

Untrust worthy bastard.:(

Cheers

Ken

All it takes is pre planning .... just work out how long you will be gone then work out how much higher than 100ppd you need to not post in the uk and have the average to drop to the 100ppd and then get to that point before you go :(

I hope that made sense.... I am now hell tired and am going to bed... it is 1.15 and I will have to be up around 7.00am... so thats just about it for me.....

I will chat with you again on Monday hopefully :P

Bye bye

Originally posted by GTS-t VSPEC

Mmm, sounds good Ken. Blowby from ring-lands? A bit of money to spend, but it should be able to withstand the extra boost from the 581's:D

Yea , I had my suspicions when it popped the dipstick out once.

It's not like I thrash it around a race track or nuthin...

Cheers

Ken

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