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Old 07-19-2016 | 02:48 PM
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Soooo...you don't wear a bra?
I've read this post a lot of times over the past 20 days coming here for an update. lol

Hope all is going well with the boat.
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Old 07-19-2016 | 03:29 PM
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I am still waiting for proof one way or the other. lol
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Old 07-19-2016 | 07:32 PM
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A few weeks ago I ask Tristan if they were machining my bell housing adapter, she said no but it looks like there machining a billet toilet bowl seat... and sent me these pics.. then when she brought me the bell housing adapter I said it weighed too much so they are making me new ones that are lightened....

So I have two really strong billet aluminum toilet bowl seats for sale if anyone needs one.

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Old 07-20-2016 | 04:53 AM
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I'm thinking you could unload those to the US Gov't, they'll buy anything and overpay for them.
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Old 07-20-2016 | 06:03 AM
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That would be a b*tch in the middle of the night when you go to take a leak the seat slips out of your hand and smashes the porcelain to bits lol
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Old 07-20-2016 | 08:58 AM
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Little cold in the winter too.
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Old 07-20-2016 | 09:15 AM
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Looks like it's built for those Blatz and gas station burrito nights.
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Old 07-25-2016 | 09:11 AM
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The fenders on the trailer did not wrap around the tire as far as I wanted them to and when the trailer was sitting at ride height with the air leveled on the fenders were rocked back some, so we made new fender skirts that are longer and went ahead and used thicker material to make them stiffer.

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Old 07-25-2016 | 09:17 AM
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I needed a few tee reducers for the fuel system and they do not have the sizes I needed so I cut some AN unions in half and lathed the end round, welded them to pieces of pipe, then drilled the sideways hole.

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Old 07-25-2016 | 09:41 AM
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Since each Tee picture has at least 2 of the same size male fittings on it wouldn't it have been easier to buy a Tee that has the majority of the fittings you require (2 sides) then replace the one fitting you needed a different size?
I'm sure I'm missing something but seems like 1 cut and 1 weld would be less work.
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