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Early 1-port engines. ❤️🇺🇸🏁
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Thought I would share a pic from my workbench last evening.

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Dig that.
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very cool. not too many of those early engines on the road. thanks for sharing.
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GeekLion wrote:
very cool. not too many of those early engines on the road. thanks for sharing.
It's something you don't see everyday and though i would share. The cruciform does not thread onto the selector rod on these early models. it's held on with a dowel pin.
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Case looks pretty sturdy. And sooo clean.
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Gorgeous!
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Very cool we don't see many like that. Looks like a new crank what other upgrades are going on?
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It's great to see those early motors still being looked after, keep up the good work.

Cheers Cgt75b.
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