Back to the future

Old pain. New pain. I never thought I would find myself doing this again
but I guess road salt will have its wicked way.

It you don't know what I've been doing from the pictures you are too young
to be amused.

http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/377278041

These wing nuts have become downright feckin expensive, like 20+ each
expensive. And in the end I discover the 2:1 headers won't fit unless I
remove the oil cooler. AFAIK fitting a standard oil filter cover plate
would achive it but I've never tried??

I don't know whether to persevere or just get stainless headers. The OE's
are rotted and the rest is all Kehin. It looks pretty good without a
silencer on the left and it would make rear wheel removal a breeze. Though
mating up a nice 38mm reverse cone Meg might require some pipe bending.

 

What a good idea!

I've tried SS MIG welding at home (in Argon) - can weld it, but the
welds aren't rust-free. A TIG specialist would do in seconds what takes
me ages of messing about (for a mediocre result).

 

You can get stainless wire, you know. I've MIG welded the collector
box on one bike and there's no sign of corrosion after a couple of
years of all-weather use..

 

Oh heck, do you mean I shouldn't have been using string?

Lucky you. My last SS welds, although they looked fine to start off
with, have rusted. I don't know why. I have some more to do soon (the
R80's LH silencer) so I'll have another go and see what happens.

 

I came across mention of this recently - there's a grade of SS wire that
rusts when welded with - clever, eh?

 

It's for indoor use.

Prolly for 17-chrome

 

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Darren Sproles - Starter for next season
Maroney - I HOPE HE'S A BACKUP. I love Fred Taylor, he's one of the dying breed of franchise runningbacks, rbs who can still make a mark on the NFL like 10 years later. You think AP will be playing at 32? guess again
Slaton - One year wonder
LenDale White - 3rd down rb,
Forte - will comeback and be better next year, sophomore slump
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Westbrook - Retirement
McFadden - Hopefully will start. Needs a good offensive line, if the raiders can pick someone up in the draft then he will have his best year... But its Al Davis...