Hi Bob,
Great post and great pictures.
You have no idea how good it feels to see someone w/o gray hair working on
these things. Made my day.
Don Malling
Original Music wrote:
> Sunday...raining...no beer.
> That was it, I couldn't stand another minute. I drove to Taylor Rental and
> picked up the engine hoist. Called my buddy Paul (who owes me over 100
> favors) and insisted that the TR 250 engine would be out before noon. I had
> been prepping for weeks, procrastinating for months and now I was hell bent
> in ripping that motor out. I thought "should I call Rick? Should I call Jay?
> Hell NO...those guys have their own problems. And I will collect on their
> generosity when it counts: Assembly, Painting, and Tweaking and Trouble
> Shooting....ok...maybe brakes too.
>
> So, up went the sleeves and out came the motor. It was surprising easily.
> Having never done it before, I moved slowly and deliberately. Calculated
> each inch and concentrated on NOT damaging anything. SUCCESS.
>
> See the pics: www.originalmusic.com/triumphengine
>
> Damn I finally feel like I actually made a big step towards getting this
> thing DONE. But MUCH MUCH work to do in the next few weeks.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bob P.
> Duxbury, MA
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