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03-10-22, 05:08 PM

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swampyankee2

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Originally Posted by sloppy12

I dont think that is true. The value proposition is not there for a restore though. and the FFS is something that is not that awesome.

I have fixed a few up and if I find them free I will fix up more. at $50 there is no room for resale if it needs tires and cables you are probably over max resale value with zero labor.

yeah, I wasn't aware of the whole FFS thing. If it was a normal system that would be different.
My plan would've been to give it a steel wool and oily rag resto only, and replace perished rubber and such.
But as I mentioned before, I have enough on my plate.

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