Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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While building the engine for #ETCGDadsTruck I found some things that made me nervous. I corrected those issues, but the question is, should you trust your machine shop?

In this video we talk about that and I wish you a happy birthday. It ought to be worth watching just for that alone.

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