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Well i cant say my day was very hard Troy as i spent half the day going up to Nambour to get Chris's slotted brakes to fit this weekend...

Boy o boy can the guys up there talk, i was there for like an hour chatting about motorsport...

yeah I have been at dans and fitted my water pump and oil pump. Seated the cam saddles and helped him sand the bonnet of his car :) so overall pretty cruisy day just for got to have lunch but.

well, i'm finished for the day kids. i will cya all tomorroww, if the server doesnt die on us again.

let me know (sms) if you decide on what you want to do troy.

I have been sitting at Allstar since 8.15am. Seems what we thought was my throw-out bearing wasn't!!!

Still waiting but it justs needs the boss to test drive it and I should be out of here!!

Wouldn't mind a movie tonight?? 9pm session at Garden City?? Or Indooroopilly?? What started today?? CBF looking on Richo's computer as it is ssslllloooowwwwwww......

yeah I have been at dans and fitted my water pump and oil pump. Seated the cam saddles and helped him sand the bonnet of his car :) so overall pretty cruisy day just for got to have lunch but.

Arhhh nice, well im waiting on 3x 130mm hose clamps and a fitting for the right hand tappet cover before i can start my car and see if it goes... :(

It probablly will pi$$ oil and water from everywhere...

I also need to replace my oil feed line as the $150 braided and speedflow fitted one i have is not good enough aparentlly... I now need to spend $150 more to get a silver soldered one...

how r u feeling dave???

Yeah any better this arvo mate...

Even though I have done nothing today, I feel wasted. Seeing doctor tomorrow morning and maybe get more time off. May need help moving some stuff on the weekend if ANY of my plans come together. Probably not..

And it was the spigot bush in the end, after we tried everything else first!!

Would like to get out of the house tonight though. Movie would be good!!

Apparently my car is ready so have something organised by the time I get home!!

sigh sigh sigh I think my clutch is starting to slip...

Im gona need a replacement, and I want a twin plate. There about $1000, no?

Lolz a TS2BD Like mine is about $2400

Dan may have some cheaper

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