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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 11:54 PM
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Wow....what a great motor. She hasn't run since the early 90's, but I put in a new battery, changed the oil, cleaned out the carb with a little B-12 chemtool and bang...she fired right up. I still havea lot ofwork to do before she is street-ready, but I'm so stoked. It was great to hear those drag pipes roar.

Following the advice of people here, I won't worry about valves unless or until they become a problem.

I wish I had run it past the group before the whole fuel tank debacle. Oh, well...lesson learned.

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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 12:07 AM
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I'd hang on to an original like that. With a little elbow grease, it will clean up to be nice and shiny like mine...

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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 11:07 AM
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That’s the plan XXX. By the way...NICE RIDE. I also particularly like the Harley motif on the garage door.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 04:34 PM
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Good looking Ironhead. Great that's you've got it running again. It looks to be in decent shape. Good luck.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 04:44 PM
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Those are some beautiful AMF's...
 
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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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Great looking ride! Glad to see the old iron rolling along...

Those are some beautiful AMF's...

Is it just me, or does it annoy you when people say AMF in the same tone as Metric? Even with the smiley face, to lighten the tone, it still bugs me.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 11:48 PM
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Great looking ride! Glad to see the old iron rolling along...

Those are some beautiful AMF's...

Is it just me, or does it annoy you when people say AMF in the same tone as Metric? Even with the smiley face, to lighten the tone, it still bugs me.
It's doesn't bother me...I just tell 'em it stand for Awesome Mother F_cker.
 
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