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Great build thread! You Aussies don't mess around! Seriously, these guys can turbo charge a toaster. Fantastic country and people. Look forward to going back someday! Keep up the good work!
Cylinders are bored for 1.00 oversize pistons and I got stung by the machinist which sucks.
I should have gone in there with knee pads on
knee pads are so it would hurt less when I got bent over!
they bent over the old guy then the old guy bent you over, its like a chain reaction.
They tell me standard nickel is silver and the gold/yellow colour is a dye that goes over the top.
Due to the mining boom in western Australia everything like this costs a fortune now. Perth is now one of the most expensive citys in Australia to live in. Especially if it is a mining related industry such as this or machining
http://m.watoday.com.au/wa-news/per...ost-expensive-cities-list-20110707-1h4l0.html