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PostSubject: Re: Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder)   Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder) - Page 4 Icon_minitimeMarch 3rd 2014, 12:31 pm

old iron I suggest flapper but make your own design thatd be cool!
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PostSubject: Re: Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder)   Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder) - Page 4 Icon_minitimeMarch 3rd 2014, 3:14 pm

my only fear with a flapper is that it wont open all the way, due to the small amount of air thats going to move. especially now with a bigger pipe
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PostSubject: Re: Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder)   Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder) - Page 4 Icon_minitimeMarch 3rd 2014, 3:37 pm

just mark the sides of the stack so you can use it as a rain gauge
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PostSubject: Re: Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder)   Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder) - Page 4 Icon_minitimeMarch 3rd 2014, 3:56 pm

Lawren Wimberly wrote:
just mark the sides of the stack so you can use it as a rain gauge

 Idea why didnt i think of that!?! BRILLIANT
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PostSubject: Re: Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder)   Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder) - Page 4 Icon_minitimeMarch 7th 2014, 6:42 pm

if its nice tomorrow im gonna change the fuel line, all of it. probably pick up a pack of small hose clamps, 2 new petcocks, and a filter. if i dont put it on, i'll atleast have it. long as i can get to the store
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PostSubject: Re: Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder)   Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder) - Page 4 Icon_minitimeMarch 8th 2014, 5:14 pm

never made it to the store, but i AM currently in the process of building a new exhaust. i just wasnt happy with the old one. vid and pics to follow
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PostSubject: Re: Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder)   Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder) - Page 4 Icon_minitimeMarch 8th 2014, 5:23 pm

Where are the pics? It didn't happen unless ya got pics or vidya!
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there ya go!
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PostSubject: Re: Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder)   Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder) - Page 4 Icon_minitimeMarch 9th 2014, 5:14 pm

you broke it!
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PostSubject: Re: Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder)   Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder) - Page 4 Icon_minitimeMarch 9th 2014, 9:20 pm

heres some better pics

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PostSubject: Re: Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder)   Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder) - Page 4 Icon_minitimeMarch 20th 2014, 11:39 pm

howdy kids, just another quick vid. went for a rip today. went well. here, have a video.. LOL

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PostSubject: Re: Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder)   Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder) - Page 4 Icon_minitimeMarch 31st 2014, 11:41 pm

all im gonna say is my wallet feels light now... Smile
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PostSubject: Re: Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder)   Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder) - Page 4 Icon_minitimeApril 1st 2014, 11:32 am

should do like pug and cut around the seat well and raise the fenders to clear would look cool and give you a little bolster to keep your butt in the seat so you dont pull a fearless :p

I have that same kinda starting fluid >.>
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Moose wrote:
should do like pug and cut around the seat well and raise the fenders to clear would look cool and give you a little bolster to keep your butt in the seat so you dont pull a fearless :p

way too much work. like the idea but way too much fab work for me. i like to keep things simple
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PostSubject: Re: Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder)   Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder) - Page 4 Icon_minitimeApril 6th 2014, 9:36 am

fever finally broke last night. thank the lord.... so today im off to TSC for a tire spoon, and im gonna swing by my dads and swipe his die grinder. can anyone guess what im up to?
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PostSubject: Re: Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder)   Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder) - Page 4 Icon_minitimeApril 6th 2014, 10:07 am

Tire and rim swap?
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TroyBilt Pony wrote:
Tire and rim swap?

youre half right
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PostSubject: Re: Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder)   Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder) - Page 4 Icon_minitimeApril 10th 2014, 8:18 am

this thing just rips the living hell out of everything now. there'll be a vid today
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PostSubject: Re: Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder)   Willis's 74' Bolens (rolling thunder) - Page 4 Icon_minitimeApril 16th 2014, 9:33 pm

Nice. They look pretty beefy on there.
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thanks!
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so, today (with my excessive romping, and yard work-tractor ran almost all day yesterday and most of the day today) my mom has gotten sick of the exhaust, and said i need to put a muffler on. she'll buy, so im thinking i might get THIS and just stick a length of pipe on so i can keep my stack. what do yall think about that one?
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willis923 wrote:
so, today (with my excessive romping, and yard work-tractor ran almost all day yesterday and most of the day today) my mom has gotten sick of the exhaust, and said i need to put a muffler on. she'll buy, so im thinking i might get THIS and just stick a length of pipe on so i can keep my stack. what do yall think about that one?
looks like it should work, or you can get the large style muffler tips at tractor supply that baffle really well.
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Nice new Shoes!
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Nice new Shoes!
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