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Old Sep 7, 2020 | 07:57 AM
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With that many miles it has to have been built 2 or 3 times before, even if its top end. You mention diagnostics. What diagnostics have been done so far? Speculation can get expensive. With winter coming in a couple of three months here, ride it and make your build a winter project. Good luck.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2020 | 08:26 AM
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With that many miles it has to have been built 2 or 3 times before, even if its top end. You mention diagnostics. What diagnostics have been done so far? Speculation can get expensive. With winter coming in a couple of three months here, ride it and make your build a winter project. Good luck.
To my understanding the top end has been done a couple times, its been bored over .020 over the years while rebuilding and it has an unknown bigger cam in it. I myself haven't done any diagnosing to it, I'll ask the old man if he's taken it apart and checked it out at all or if he just has a hunch. I plan on having the bottom end serviced over the winter, buying a S&S short block assembly or something of the sorts
 
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Old Sep 8, 2020 | 05:30 AM
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Those cranks are easily rebuilt, and balanced.
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