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Jul 7, 2012 | 09:14 AM

#16

Piolet

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Originally Posted by Fulthrotl

i'd post more, but i have 9 am tickets for the USS Iowa.... time to
go see what really overbuilding something looks like.

I'm jealous. Have fun. Go see what the lowest bidders can do when they put their mind to it.

Jul 7, 2012 | 09:18 AM

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CampSpringsJohn

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From: Melbourne, Ky

I have a friend that put over 700,000 miles on his 05 before rebuilding his engine. With the right preventative mods, they are great engines.

Jul 7, 2012 | 01:56 PM

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Fulthrotl

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Piolet

I'm jealous. Have fun. Go see what the lowest bidders can do when they put their mind to it.

well, the paint is rolled on pretty thin, so to speak.
concessions and restrooms? lunch truck and porta potties.

probably sucked everything out of the fuel tank to get this far.
tour is pretty thin... and i'd like to see a lot more than
the deck... so i volunteered to help... i'm an electrical contractor
with a ton of industrial and heavy commercial experience,
and they need a few good sparkies by the looks of it....