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Ken Knight set mine up and milled the center main cap flat for better contact with the strap.
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On January 14, 2020 at 8:51 AM Chris Marx via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<p class="ox-df7f7515fa-MsoNormal">it doesn’t bother me. I’m always amazed what people putting to their engines and cars and I listen to the reasons why.</p>
<p class="ox-df7f7515fa-MsoNormal">I’m many times question myself if I should put these things to my car. On the other hand, as long it doesn’t have a problem, I’d better leave it alone.</p>
<p class="ox-df7f7515fa-MsoNormal">The lesser parts a car has, the lesser parts can fail.</p>
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<p class="ox-df7f7515fa-MsoNormal"><strong>Von:</strong> Fot <fot-bounces@autox.team.net> <strong>Im Auftrag von </strong>Rick Parent via Fot<br><strong>Gesendet:</strong> Dienstag, 14. Januar 2020 16:43<br><strong>An:</strong> Nick Black <vintagenick42@yahoo.com>; Bob Kramer <rkramer56@gmail.com><br><strong>Cc:</strong> FoTTriumph <fot@autox.team.net><br><strong>Betreff:</strong> Re: [Fot] Main brg strap</p>
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