TNT Racing XR4x4 - Time Attack 2009

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:46 am

There are very varying grades of spirit level available. Engineer's box level's are very precisely machined.

Steel rules have a tendency to flex. Very rigid in their height but quite flimsy across their width. More suitable, and maybe what you have in mind is an engineer's straight edge. These are actually designed and made for the purpose of offering a straight edge. Much thicker than a measuring rules and have one edge tapered, on one side. Generally a metre in length and nothing like a flimsy rule, by comparison.

BTW a piece of string is actually straighter than a rule.

As a rule. :-D

IWANT1 · Post by **IWANT1** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:20 pm

Nice bit of marble is what ya need.

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:59 pm

right since i was on here this morning i been hard at work.
after collecting the parts the heads, block and inlet manifold have all been
cleaned up and been fitted back on and the hole engine is back together :-D

ive just got to wait till tomorow now to fire her up as some of the
gasket sealent takes time to set.

parts i had to collect this morning

after taking the manifolds off some exhaust paste went into the cross over pipe
so out came pablo's vaccume to suck it all out

heads and inlet manifold all back on and tappets all set.
after pablo had a chat with gary from APT he recomended that we torque the heads
up to the max, cheers mate :thumb:

i have put gerrys idea of wrapping the one manifold joint with exhaust wrap
and under that there is exhaust paste to seal any leaks that may happen

wahoo engine all back together

prolex-uk · Post by **prolex-uk** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:27 pm

good luck chaps !

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:01 pm

So just what do you have for breakfast?

What a good day's work. We all await tomorrow's report. [-o<

IWANT1 · Post by **IWANT1** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:41 pm

Fingers crossed.

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:38 am

Gerry H wrote:So just what do you have for breakfast?

What a good day's work. We all await tomorrow's report. [-o<

i have a very energetic breakfast mate,
2 cups tea and 2 cigaretts :lol:

i only have my evening dinner thats all, my intake of tea lasts me
thru the day :-D
the miss;s is always banging on that i should eat more
and eat something called vegtables and fruit err not a chance.

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:18 pm

It really should be Alan who is putting this up but he has to rush off....After a lot of problems with the timimng / dizzy the battery went flat :roll: Quick thinking he linked 2 sets of jump leads together so that he could jump start it from my Frontera which was parked behind it. Finally herbie spluttered into life :-D . The car was left running for about 30 mintues and everything seems ok. Just got to take it out for a little drive later and then tomorrow morning it's off to the dyno centre to be checked over and set up ready for saturady.....fingers crossed.

mike-payne · Post by **mike-payne** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:55 pm

good luck guys!

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:09 pm

Best of luck guys. You certainly deserve some.