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ANOTHER 701 RESTORATION from trailer trash to trailer queen

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buckrancher

until I get the muffler done here's some eye candy

needs to be welded but here it is

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I like a little Bing on my tractor kinda makes it stand out in a crowd :hide:

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Brian

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Ken B

Pimpin ain't easy Brian, you are the Master of bling!

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rmaynard

Geez Brian. Only stainless steel? I thought by now you'd have moved on to Titanium.

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dclarke

Geez Brian. Only stainless steel? I thought by now you'd have moved on to Titanium.

and maybe a little carbon fiber :ychain:

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Jake Kuhn

WOW!!! Fantastic job on that Brian!!! :bow-blue: :bow-blue: :bow-blue:

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Fun Engineer

Wow. Can't wait to see this one completed.

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bowtiebutler956

Hey Brian, you can pimp my B-80 anytime! :ROTF: Outstanding work!!!! :jaw::thumbs:

Matt :flags-texas:

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Stigian

Can't wait to see how this progresses.. Great work Brian :handgestures-thumbup:

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Brrly1

I would like to know when you are going to do a GT14? Lookin Good as always Brian!

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squonk

Don't throw away that muffler. It could be a raffle prize at the show. That thing is a classic. I'll be sure to bring extra sunglasses to the show. The 701 is going to shine!! :) :)

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jimt1971

Brian I was only joking about a Stainless 701.

Jim

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SCOOBY 312-h

and today on pimp my tractor, hahaha nice work man___corey

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buckrancher

wouldn't be any mistake who owns this one in a line up

thanks guy's

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fireman

Looks great Brian!

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buckrancher

got the transmission back together yesterday

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Jake Kuhn

looks great brian!

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squonk

Somethings been keeping me awake at night. I look out my bedroom window to the south and there is this glow in the sky. I thought Ovid was on fire but now I know. :)

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KATO

:scared-eek: :scared-eek::omg::bow-blue: :bow-blue: VERY NICE !!

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Mr. 856

wow brian that is very sweet. You make all that yourself?

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Wishin4a416

Very nice work! Cant wait to watch the progress on this one.

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buckrancher

I wish now that I had started the engine just to see how it ran because I found some interesting things as I was inspecting the motor

after tear down

the exhaust valve guide was oversize and would need replacement but something did not look right with the intake valve face

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it's a little hard to see in the picture but one side of the valve face was twice the size of the other side

so I diecided the too replace both valve guides

ready to be pressed in

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both in place

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the intake valve also had a extra washer under the valve spring which does not belong there

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sizing the new guides with a reamer

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set up on the old trusty bridgeport mill

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after sizing the valve guides I ckecked the valve seats in the block for concentricy to the valve guides the

exhaust side was good but the intake was off about .010 which made sence as the old intake valve looked  like it was

wearing off center to the old guide

so I recut the intake valve seat true to the new guide also lowered the block height around the valve seat to narrow

it's seat width and trued up the thru hole

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after lapping the intake valve in

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both intake and exhaust valves both fit purfect now

 

Brian

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bowtiebutler956

 Very nice work!!  Its always nice to see the type of work that results from a machinest who's good at what he does! :text-datsphatyo:  :thumbs:

 

Matt :flags-texas:

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Butch

Brian knock off this easy stuff. Let's make a snowblower!

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Zeek

Looks great Brian. I guess I've got to bite the bullet and turn the heat on in the garage and get busy.

Roger that . . .  NICE Brian!!

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rwilson

So anything new? Its been almost 2 weeks!!! :ychain:

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