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Old Jul 21, 2019 | 01:19 PM
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Hi Everybody.

My name is Pieter Naude and I am originally from Johannesburg South Africa (SA). I moved with my family to Minnesota in 2018 and got a huge "Climate shock" , It's really cold here in the winter time. Anyway, I recently bought a junkyard LM7 that I want to rebuild as I've never done an 8 cylinder before. Since I have it open, I will probably do flat top pistons and cam with ported heads. looking forward to this but might need a lot of help. just wanted to say hello to everybody....
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Old Jul 21, 2019 | 01:22 PM
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Minnesota here also. Ya, winters here a brutal lol
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Old Jul 24, 2019 | 08:34 AM
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Hi Pieter,

My wife is from SA, and she definitely prefers warmer climates -- Phoenix suits her just fine. Now I have to find her a Camaro...
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Old Jul 25, 2019 | 08:19 PM
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Welcome. And yes it's damn cold up there. But surprisingly It felt colder in Oklahoma when I went to basic training there when it was only like 40 degrees there simply because of the humidity.
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can you guys recommend a good machine shop here in MN?
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Old Aug 5, 2019 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by pieterinusa
can you guys recommend a good machine shop here in MN?
There is Wheeler race engines in Blaine
http://wheelerracingengines.com/
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Old Aug 5, 2019 | 08:07 PM
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thanks so much. They seem like a reputable shop. I'll give them a call tomorrow.
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