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another toy, vn calais 5L

kniever

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cool, cant wait to hear it :) also did you raise the car cos i looks like its sitting pretty high man
 

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cool, cant wait to hear it :) also did you raise the car cos i looks like its sitting pretty high man

yeah i put supers back in the back until i can afford ultras, sick of the **** ride it had.

i heard the new cam, then i heard clunking, then... well now its in peices again, getting a new cam and lifters. oops. and one new pushrod lol.
 

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I heard the new cam, then i heard clunking, then... well now its in peices again, getting a new cam and lifters. oops. and one new pushrod lol.

I want to know, but I don't... What happned?
I was looking forward to hearing about the cam too!
 

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it wasnt ran in correctly. not my fault so the replacement parts are free for me.

i think a lifter failed at the same time. because the seat in the lifter that the pushrod sits in is actually vertical and the pushrod was inside the lifter when we pulled it apart again. haha.
 

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and heres the lifter that failed..

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any updates pauly??? hows the cam going now? will hopefully be coming down for a friday meet again in a couple of weeks i hope.
 

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any updates pauly??? hows the cam going now? will hopefully be coming down for a friday meet again in a couple of weeks i hope.

hey benny, nah no updates, just hopping in it and driving it daily. stally may come when i get my tax back.

thinking of selling it for a comfier, quiter, better braking vehicle as a daily to concentrate on my 4wding a bit more. but we'll see
 

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VNexecutive;1586914thinking of selling it for a comfier said:
thats mainly why i sold mine too, im still not used to how much better the brakes are lol
 
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