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#866586 07/13/2012 8:33 AM
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Can you remember the first time you fired up that rebuilt engine? Mine for my '59 caught last night on the very first try. I was amazed.





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Oh yeah! No matter how many times I have heard it, it is always a kick to hear a new engine crank up for the first time! Good work!

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It's always amazing and always a thrill!


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Yeah,Buddy!!


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congrats! the first one i rebuilt, i had the timing a little off. it backfired thru the carb when i tried to start it. your engine sure looks purdy.

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nothing like the sound of a V8 its a kind of magic


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congrats.

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