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Old 11-18-2022, 08:06 PM   #1
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Another home for a KiWi-L100.
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Old 11-18-2022, 08:11 PM   #2
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Looking real nice Tony. Can’t wait to hear her roar..!!
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Old 11-18-2022, 08:18 PM   #3
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Looking real nice Tony. Can’t wait to hear her roar..!!
I’m right with you. You will get to enjoy its first roar. 😜
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I’m right with you. You will get to enjoy its first roar. 😜
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Amazing -To my wife just a hunk of metal -To me an art object -Karl
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Old 11-22-2022, 06:53 AM   #6
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Amazing -To my wife just a hunk of metal -To me an art object -Karl
Thanks Karl. A labor of love Artwork to me 😁
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KiWinUS,
The engine assembly looks awesome!
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Looks great, Tony. Making me want to start another build!
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They are a thing of beauty.
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Old 12-17-2022, 04:50 PM   #10
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8RT engine going in an F 100 in New Zealand. Used a H E I dist, 4 barrel carb and an F 8 air cleaner to somewhat hide the the carb. Super smooth ceramic coated exhaust manifolds.
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Old 12-17-2022, 05:07 PM   #11
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8RT engine going in an F 100 in New Zealand. Used a H E I dist, 4 barrel carb and an F 8 air cleaner to somewhat hide the the carb. Super smooth ceramic coated exhaust manifolds.
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Final assembly completed earlier this week..!!
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Beautiful!
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Thanks Karl. A labor of love Artwork to me 😁
I totally get it! I call it "metal sculpture" . . . the process, the details, the problem solving, the visual results - that is what makes it all worth it to me. That is probably why I'm a damn perfectionist - all those little things matter! LOL

Nice work!
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Dome pistons??????
Tsk, tsk. LOL
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