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LOSING MY NUTS

January 23, 2019

I hate it when I lose my nuts. I was going to complete the exhaust system installation today; however, when I went to look for the down-pipe to muffler nuts, they appeared to have walked off. I know a set came with the system from Abingdon Spares, and I have a receipt from Doug Pelton's FTFU for the same specific nuts, but do you think I could find them? F^@# no! This resulted in about a 90 attempt to organize my workspace to see if I could find them. No joy. 

Otherwise, I managed to reconnect the steering column mount and the starter cable, which need a bit of trimming and adjustment for the new starter. Not bad for a couple of hours work on the last warm day for a while. 

Oh, and thanks to John James of Totally T-Type2 for posting Doug Pelton's article on starter switch adjustment, and thanks to Doug for said article. 

BTW, I've decided two inches past the license plate is the right looking length of the tailpipe to extend out the back. I look forward to your comments.

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