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that's awesome and really kind of you. i will definitely keep that in reserve and i may take you up on your hospitality at a later date for some other upcoming projects if that's cool. i'll send a pm later on.
for the good news, i'm now 3 / 5 done!
the bike's across the street at my neighbor who happens to be a machinist. while he doesn't have any welding equipment, he does have every drill bit ever made and a nice lift and equipment and a great workspace.
we continued on the drilling out we started last night and i'm pleased to say that 3 of teh 5 have been drilled out and the holes retapped. perhaps not quite as elegant as being able to actually unscrew the bolts, but eff it, they're out and the flanges can attach to 3 exhaust ports!
2 more bolts (both on teh same port) left to tackle. will probably start working on it tomorrow night or sunday. with luck, i might be able to get this all done without pulling the engine or anything. find some studs and never deal with this crap again
until the next time, that is.
anyway, gotta run, just wanted to update. thanks everyone for their words and advice.
cheers,
aaron
Looks like you've found the perfect fix, be sure to keep that friend around
for awhile! Congrats! It's truly good news, I should be so lucky.
