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Larry Barnes
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Colorado Springs, USAMember ID: lars49 since 2008-06-18
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A little bit about myself ...
Engineer for 37 years, MG owner for 28.
Larry Barnes's Vehicle Registry
| Year | Make | Model | VIN | Mileage | Colour | Nickname | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Norton | COMMANDO 750 | DONOTKNOW | 12,000 | RED | Snortin Norton | Sick | [View] |
| 1980 | MG | MGB-LE | GVVDJ2AG504262 | 230,000 | Black | Black Widow | Resto | [View] |
| 2002 | Chevrolet | Tahoe | 1GNEK13Z72J306973 | 37,000 | Pewter | Runs | [View] | |
| 2004 | Honda | VTX 1800 | 1HFSC49F14A200549 | 2,500 | Candy Apple Red | Runs | [View] |
4 Vehicles -- Total mileage: 281,500 mi (453,030 km) -- Average age: 1989
Larry Barnes' Journal
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recent Journal entry was made at 2008-10-21 08:39:42
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| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decarbonizing | 2008-10-21 | I've been decarbonizing the pistons, heads, and valves. I got some nteresting stuff in from Orion Marketing called Piston Clean. It is a water based decarboninzing cleaner develo... | ||
| Block Is Back | 2008-10-12 | Got the engine block back from Performance Auto. They did a really nice job on cleaning, honing and polishing for me. They checked the wear on the cylinder and al... | ||
| Transmission | 2008-09-18 | Got the flywheel, clutch, pressure plate and HTOB in from BMC. Everything fits up OK with the exception of the HTOB. Looks like I am going to need a new front bearing retainer or... | ||
| Transmission Bell Housing | 2008-09-15 | 2 | Well despite some controversy I've found the the bell housing from a 200 Camaro 90 degree V6 fit perfectly to the 3.4L 60 degree V6. It also has the starter pocket on the drivers ... | |
| V6 Teardown | 2008-08-09 | I've started bringing the V6 engine down. I found a local shop who will tank the block, de-glaze the cylinders, polish the journals and crank for about $500. Look... | ||
| Registration | 2008-08-09 | Well I finally got the beast registerd. It went smoother than I thought. Since I already had it titled I didn't need the VIN verification. Since the air quality program ceased i... | ||
| V6 Engine | 2008-06-30 | I bought a FWD v6 from a 2003 Alero w65K mils also a 2002 Camaro T5 with 45K miles. | ||
| Background | 2008-06-30 | I am the original owner of a a 1980 LE. I bought it originally in Florida and had great fun with it until I moved to Colorado. I've turned the odometer twice. I has about 230K mil... |
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