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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 10:58 AM
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interesting....... i dont think i will get because i literally cant look at how well the sleeving process was done. i guess the sleeves could be a good thing and a bad thing.
Old Oct 24, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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m sort of thinking the same as '77 was posting. Sounds like a good way to weaken a block........
Old Oct 24, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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swiss cheese FTL
Old Oct 24, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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steel is of course stronger than iron, but they both have different tolerances, and its hard to keep them both happy.

Its going to cost me 600 to have 1 and 6 done, and thats just standard bore....
Old Oct 26, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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well it sold.

so if anyone has a mexican block let me know
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