Recent content by mervhengst

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    welding hood

    I can agree with that. Sorry for assuming you were pissed. My job provides us with jackson nexgen if we dont want to use our own. I had mine and I liked it. Not sure what happened but it turns purple for about 2 seconds when you first strike an arc. I didnt have any complaints about it up...
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    My first attempt.....custom bumper

    Bumper turned out nice. Nice job on the miters.
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    welding hood

    My bad dude. Didnt see that part of the thread. No reason to get all pissed off about it. So you had better luck with jackon. I didnt say they were trash. Maybe mine was just defective. I know what is like running those kind of welds. You need a good hood.
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    welding hood

    Had a jackson and two weeks after I got it the damn thing was turning purple when I would strike an arc. Now I have the Lincoln viking 2450 series hood and I love it. Had for about a month now and mo issues. Jackson are nice if you are using it for light welding. Maybe its because im...
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    Youth Quad

    i wont buy another chi-wan-ese quad. onlyt reason i got the one for my boy is we payed 700 for it brand new. it was a left over from 2008
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    Youth Quad

    i dont want any chinese quad. my bot has one and we didnt even get 50 hours out of it and it needs new top end rebuild. Yea give me a buzz sometime soon. Talk to you about that lt80
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    Youth Quad

    ^^^^^ thats awesome dirty. im sure i will find something soon. i just feel back. Both my son and i have a quad and my wife has a little xr100 so now i just need something for the littlest one.
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    Youth Quad

    well she is little. I am 5ft 4 135lbs and my wife is 4ft 11 125 lbs. i will let you imagine how little she is lol she is still learning how to make it go. sometimes i take her on my boys 150cc gas and go quad. she has learn how to make it go and steer. so i think she will so good on a...
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    billet stator cover and oil pump cover, works connection frame quards

    I build mirror finish aluminum tanks at work. I talking 4500 gal tanks. We use this stuff call laser paper. i would give that a shot. and get a buffer because we do occasionally get a scratch or ding in the tank which is a huge no no and we have to have the paint shop buff it out. its time...
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    Youth Quad

    so my daughter is 3 years old and she had been riding on my blaster since she was 1. When i asked her what she wanted for christmas this past year she told me she wanted a vroom vroom( thats what she calls a 4wheeler). When i asked her why she wanted one she flat out told me " so i can beat...
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    Does all blasters have power bands

    There are some very knowledgeable people on this forum. I for one only knew the basics of a 2stroke when i first joined. I cant say i know everything about a blaster but i have increased my knowledge about them. But make sure you use the search box at the top of the forum before asking...
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    240 ?

    i could go to .090 overbore. i think i might do that for now. by the time that wears out i should have enough saved to send it to KOR and just have him do it.
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    240 ?

    it is ported. i havent touched the intake port yet. but the exhaust is open up. I called Ken and he said that the set up i was talking about will work fine. should i open up the intake ports on the intake and the piston?? any advise would be great.
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    240 ?

    i figured as much. just didnt want to bug him with a bunch of questions. I know he is a busy man.
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    240 ?

    Ive been looking into doing a 240 mod to my blaster. Right now it .080 over. I finally got my taxes and the warden said i could buy some parts after all the bill are cought up. So i need to find a cheap way to do this but aslo dont want it to be crap. What i came up with was buying a LA...