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I just installed a similar but smaller unit in my Polaris Ranger - now I have heat while plowing!
 

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I had a fiat Strada back in the 80's what led you to use a fiat powertrain?
Nothing Fiat about the powertrain. its a 5.3 liter LS4 with 243 heads coupled to my spare solstice GXP AR5 by changing the bell housing from a jeep V6 / AX5 trans (GM 60 degree pattern) and 1984 Corvette IFS/IRS

only thing Fiat is the body
 

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In the middle of a floor refinish and the belt sander and multi tool eat themselves. Amazon and ebay to the rescue with new bearings, and a used motor assembly

A bit of JB weld to secure the new bearing, and the fan
 

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Work is still getting in the way of home projects.... Home projects are getting in the way of car projects
 

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We are in the middle of refinishing the floors ... Not bad for an amateur
 

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Scott Danforth

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Gives me hope. That's on the "sooner than later" list here.
if you have a choice between the drum sander and belt sander from your local rental house......get the belt sander. it is about 40# lighter, however does a better job. the drum sander leaves drum-width divots if you stop moving for a second..... plus its really hard to lift that heavy thing from the passenger seat of the convertible.
 

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picking up a low mileage LS4 off facetube marketplace about an hour south for the luddite build. found an insanely low short block in the Chicago area someone robbed the heads off of as well. working on getting that too, pulling in a favor with a bud that may be running up there.
 

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if you have a choice between the drum sander and belt sander from your local rental house......get the belt sander. it is about 40# lighter, however does a better job. the drum sander leaves drum-width divots if you stop moving for a second..... plus its really hard to lift that heavy thing from the passenger seat of the convertible.
First time I did this had no choice but to transport the sander in my boxster. Needed to remove the seat to fit it, knowing I'd trip the airbag light . Cost me $50 to have it reset. I've found that unless the floors are really trashed the oscillating square buffer does a great job and keeps you from having to get into the edges (worst part imo)
 

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the dogs already trashed the refinished floors :(....... an 80# old english sheep dog and the 52# bulldog/puggle mix like to wrestle throughout the house. they also broke one of the Admirals antique tables and the light that was on it.....
 

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the dogs already trashed the refinished floors :(....... an 80# old english sheep dog and the 52# bulldog/puggle mix like to wrestle throughout the house. they also broke one of the Admirals antique tables and the light that was on it.....
I did hickory flooring because of our animals , that holds up pretty well but is an MF to work with from a hardness standpoint and moisture movement
 

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I did hickory flooring because of our animals , that holds up pretty well but is an MF to work with from a hardness standpoint and moisture movement
did the Admirals closet in hickory. had 400 board feet delivered, went thru 3 sets of planer blades. used 100% of the wood chips in the smoker for nearly every thing that I have been smoking for the past 15 months.
 

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did the Admirals closet in hickory. had 400 board feet delivered, went thru 3 sets of planer blades. used 100% of the wood chips in the smoker for nearly every thing that I have been smoking for the past 15 months.
i did 1400 sf of 3/4" solid x5" wide. The 5" wide has hard to fit tight like less wide flooring i have done in the past, hard enough that it was 50/50 chance of bending the nails when top nailing the last couple rows.... but it doesn't dent
 
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