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Re: Filling O ring grooves

To: land-speed@Autox.Team.Net, John Burk <joyseydevil@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Filling O ring grooves
From: Chris Harris <yesford@clear.net.nz>
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:31:24 +1300
> Chris - You could remove .020" from the heads of the valves in a lathe -
> I've had good luck with both methods of gaining valve to piston 
> clearance -
> Did Bert Monro live in your part of NZ - John

No, Bert was from the deep South as we call it. Thats means from our most 
southern region of our South Island. I live on the East Coast of the Nth Is.
Reading about Bert in the early 60's and his total lifelong commitment to 
developing his Indian and racing at Bonneville was very much the impetus for 
me to give it a go.

I think they've virtually completed the New Zealand side of the film. The 
man was one of life's true characters and fortunately Roger Donaldson got 
onto him while he was still racing. I have a feeling that the film will have 
a huge flow on effect to the Bonneville racing scene.

Chris H..............NZed. 






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