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Unobtanium-inc
post Aug 20 2023, 10:22 AM
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7 years to be able to sit and smile! Never give up, keep building, no matter how long it takes!!!


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post Aug 20 2023, 10:35 AM
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Congrats, that looks like way too much work for me.
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post Aug 20 2023, 10:38 AM
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7 years to be able to sit and smile! Never give up, keep building, no matter how long it takes!!!

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post Aug 20 2023, 10:43 AM
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Very cool. How much would you say is original vs new metal? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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post Aug 20 2023, 10:47 AM
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Very cool. How much would you say is original vs new metal? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

About half the metal is original Wendler/Porsche metal.


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post Aug 20 2023, 10:49 AM
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post Aug 20 2023, 10:51 AM
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Very cool. How much would you say is original vs new metal? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

About half the metal is original Wendler/Porsche metal.

Amazing - great job with the photo documentation of where parts are coming from.
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post Aug 20 2023, 10:54 AM
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That’s also a heck of an English Wheel collection you’ve got there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)
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post Aug 20 2023, 10:57 AM
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That’s also a heck of an English Wheel collection you’ve got there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)

I think those photos are from Wray Schelin's shop?
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post Aug 20 2023, 10:59 AM
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QUOTE(DennisV @ Aug 20 2023, 08:57 AM) *

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That’s also a heck of an English Wheel collection you’ve got there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)

I think those photos are from Wray Schelin's shop?

Yup, at Wray's

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Take the class, learn the art of metal shaping!
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post Aug 20 2023, 11:09 AM
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Congratulations. Lots of work
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post Aug 20 2023, 12:15 PM
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Very cool project. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

Wray is my YouTube hero! The master! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)
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Well done. Watching your car coming along and all I can say is WOW

Keep on going you are building something special.

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post Aug 20 2023, 05:01 PM
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Great progress with a great project

Never, never
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Fantastic build, and a great story because it’s you building it!
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post Aug 20 2023, 06:03 PM
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RSK in the background?

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post Aug 20 2023, 07:27 PM
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Congrats--that work looks top notch.
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