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Caveman Hammer Mechanic
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Boulder Creek CA
Posts: 3,444
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Originally Posted by han
Thanks CCB!
On a clear day, I can see the Pacific Ocean from my house ;-) And most of my drives are down Hwy 1
Luckily for me, this is not a daily driver, so I can take some time to think about my plan of action.
I've been emailing Jay and he seems to think (from pics) that the housing is worth welding/repair. I hate to buy new rather than resto original, but sometimes the cost savings/life span trade-off is too wobbly to justify resto....
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If those are on the surface, much more lies below. All said, I would get the aluminum and have it anodized then coated. Mg is cool but the maintenance is too high. Your shroud is toast. Sorry, but it lasted a while anyways.
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