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Old Jun 9, 2019 | 04:00 PM
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BS a shovel head is liken to owning a Kaiser Manhattan
 
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Old Jun 9, 2019 | 08:17 PM
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BS a shovel head is liken to owning a Kaiser Manhattan
Funny that I even know a little about that company as I really like orphan cars. Building a 37 Nash now for myself fully bastardized with c6 vette suspension on air ride zz3 small block.... kaiser sports car of the early 50s is some piece of art with the sliding doors.....your a smart SOB....not many know of them or of the *****’s conection.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2019 | 08:58 PM
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Kaiser Darrin - 161

I re set a set of doors they were simple like the adjusting the slope on a hard top convertible 57 fairlane
 
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Old Jun 10, 2019 | 12:08 AM
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I re set a set of doors they were simple like the adjusting the slope on a hard top convertible 57 fairlane
Never heard simple and 57 retractable in the same sentence ....you must like to be punished. The 64 ish bird I did was bad enough .
 
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Old Jun 10, 2019 | 12:13 AM
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Had and extra SS intake so cleaned up short side radius’s. Casting marks.... nice night to work and ran out of intake o rings. Pffft... like to have this on the street by Friday .
 
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Old Jun 10, 2019 | 06:56 PM
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my club has a yearly bike show to raise money for local charity, definitaly not concours but its what tickles the judges fancy,which is good, as my Mrs and I do the registrations of the machines and some owners like to whinge about their bike being better than the one that won..FFS!!
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Q...lQTEE5SkZpdmJ3
 
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Old Jun 10, 2019 | 07:41 PM
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my club has a yearly bike show to raise money for local charity, definitaly not concours but its what tickles the judges fancy,which is good, as my Mrs and I do the registrations of the machines and some owners like to whinge about their bike being better than the one that won..FFS!!
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Q...lQTEE5SkZpdmJ3
great group of pictures

all I see is the amount of effort to do them and its more then a life time > but that is what a labor of love is
 
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Old Jun 10, 2019 | 09:39 PM
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Very nice bike show. That Norton Commando is beautiful...
 

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Well the ole b.tch got its turn on the table tonight ......now cleanup these parts . Swap,wheel bearings and brake pads..new battery. See how far we get tonight


see how far I get tonight before I crap out. Lmao....
 
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Kaiser Darrin - 161

I re set a set of doors they were simple like the adjusting the slope on a hard top convertible 57 fairlane

Piece of art work for sure.....
 
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