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In article .com,
wrote:
I use Draper spanners and sockets quite happily for professional
engine building use.


That's because engine building is easy. New, clean components that fit
together.


I'm sure Dave will correct me if needed, but I've read that high
performance versions of production engines often start with old
'weathered' cylinder blocks etc. So they'd have to be re-claimed from old
and often rusty engines.

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