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    My brother-in-law bought a sks in the late 90s, shot it out of the box cosmoline n all. Guess he didn't know better, gun worked fine despite. I took the gun with me to work n the boss had a good chuckle n showed me how to break it down n clean it. Real simple n durable gun if a bit crude. Good ol days.
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    it took me the better part of 3 days to clean a new aircooled VW engine case I got 10 years ago for my car, anodized/alodined magnesium. what a mess that stuff was,I didnt get it all out of some portions of the case,but all the importaint places.their did not seem to be any dibris in it and if there was it would get cought in the oil filter. I tried somany different things to clean it,as I recall gas worked about the best, acetone worked good but evapration so fast it did not seem feaseabe. I thought for sure wd40 would do it....not much at all if any thing. that engine case now has over 80000 miles, going strong at around 3x the oe horsepower. and much more fun.

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    it took me the better part of 3 days to clean a new aircooled VW engine case I got 10 years ago for my car, anodized/alodined magnesium. what a mess that stuff was,I didnt get it all out of some portions of the case,but all the importaint places.their did not seem to be any dibris in it and if there was it would get cought in the oil filter. I tried somany different things to clean it,as I recall gas worked about the best, acetone worked good but evapration so fast it did not seem feaseabe. I thought for sure wd40 would do it....not much at all if any thing. that engine case now has over 80000 miles, going strong at around 3x the oe horsepower. and much more fun.
    With 3x original horsepower, even a Neon might be fun. Borderline at best.
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    no it dosent hold up to my old 600+hp street car but fun none to less and much lighter than a neon,and not as ugly.and way more reliable.better mpg too.

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    Painting Ford Chassis at American LaFrance plant in Elmira NY - 1918
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    Putting howitzer on its carriage at Midvale Steel and Ordnance Co. March, 1918
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    I would like to have 2 of those sitting in my front yard next to my flag pole
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    I would like to have 2 of those sitting in my front yard next to my flag pole
    Texas + cannons + flagpole? I wonder if somewhere on that flagpole might be the legendary Gonzales flag.

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    Texas + cannons + flagpole? I wonder if somewhere on that flagpole might be the legendary Gonzales flag.

    If all goes well this coming summer after I have my shop near enough to being a work space. I am planning on erecting a pair of 35 ft flag poles one to have the US flag with the POW MIA flag under it on the other will be the Texas flag and yes the Gonzalas is up for consideration. But before I do this I want to make a functioning cannon commemorative to the 1836 era
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    I would like to have 2 of those sitting in my front yard next to my flag pole
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