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Engine install Yes!

almarsh

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WELL VALENTINES DAY WILL MARK THE DAY ME AND MY 20 YR OLD SON WILL BE MOUNTING THIS 0302D2J ZERO TIME SINCE OH I THINK HES LOOKING MORE FORWARD TO IT THAN I AM HAVE PICS OF SON HELPING WITH FUEL TANKS WHEN HE WAS 8 YRS OLD YES ITS BEEN THAT LONG AGO , BUT NEVER LOST HOPE IN MY PROJECT WHEN KIDS GET LITTLE OLDER SEEMS THAT WE HAVE LITTLE MORE CASH ON HAND, WILL KEEP POSTED TIME TO INSATLL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Wonderful! Hope all went well. Hanging the engine is one of those great milestone days.
 
WELL VALENTINES DAY WILL MARK THE DAY ME AND MY 20 YR OLD SON WILL BE MOUNTING THIS 0302D2J ZERO TIME SINCE OH I THINK HES LOOKING MORE FORWARD TO IT THAN I AM HAVE PICS OF SON HELPING WITH FUEL TANKS WHEN HE WAS 8 YRS OLD YES ITS BEEN THAT LONG AGO , BUT NEVER LOST HOPE IN MY PROJECT WHEN KIDS GET LITTLE OLDER SEEMS THAT WE HAVE LITTLE MORE CASH ON HAND, WILL KEEP POSTED TIME TO INSATLL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Way to go, Allen.

I helped Roger Mell at KSUS install his engine last week. Would you believe it took us almost as long to install the aft bottom left bolt cotter key as the rest of the job. That is one tight fit.

Hanging the engine is a milestone for sure, there's no turning back. :)
 
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THIS TOOK FROM 11:45 UNTIL 1:45 NOT BAD, YES BOTTOM LEFT WAS LAST BOLT IT SURE WAS TENSE NOT TO GALL THE THREADS ON BOLT , WITH A LITTLE PURSUASIAN LIFTING ENGINE A BIT WITH LIFT AND PUSHING BACK AN FORTH YES BOLT PUSHED ON IN . FINALLY IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME WHAT A FEELING TO HAVE THIS DONE!!! GONNA TRY TO POST SOME PICS. FIRST TIME TO POST PICS THIS WILL BE ANOTHER CHALLNGE. STAY TUNED. ANYONE HAVE SUGGESTION ON HOW TO GET PICS ON
THANKS?
 
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