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Re: TD42 engine assembly
Posted: 25 Mar 2014 14:17
by ricster
wow.... lookin good bud !!!
Re: TD42 engine assembly
Posted: 25 Mar 2014 14:18
by Tinus lotz
waarmee verf jy?

Re: TD42 engine assembly
Posted: 25 Mar 2014 14:41
by tour de frans
Baie Mooi

Re: TD42 engine assembly
Posted: 25 Mar 2014 14:42
by Michael
Thanks Cedric, its hard work but it will be worth it when all is done
Tinus, ek het sommer na die Automotive verf plek hier naby my gaan n liter 2k satin black verf koop. Dit verf vreeslik maklik en word vining droog.
Ek het sommer die groen van die Patrol ook laat meng en gaan die engine bay ook nou aan pak om wees mooi groen te kry.
Re: TD42 engine assembly
Posted: 25 Mar 2014 14:52
by Michael
Ek het ook bietjie werk aan die cylinder head gedoen om maar so bietjie aan te help met die kraglewering. Ek het die intake gedeelte van die head ge match met die intake manifold gasket en dan match ek weer die intake manifold met die gasket om die head en manifold 100% met mekaar te match.
Re: TD42 engine assembly
Posted: 25 Mar 2014 14:57
by Michael
onder die valves het dit ook nie baie mooi gelyk nie toe maak ek dit ook net so effens beter. het my n hele Saterdag en Sondag gevat om die head te doen
Re: TD42 engine assembly
Posted: 25 Mar 2014 14:58
by ricster
Try these guys for the stainless shim stock. I can't recall if they were the guys I used.
http://www.jmp.co.za/products/metal/metal-shims/
Its a swine to cut but with a little patience and a compass with a VERY sharp point made it i lot easier to cut the rings out and keep them flat. Starting with the outer diameter first and then the inside diameter. I think the width of the ring I made was 4mm.
Re: TD42 engine assembly
Posted: 25 Mar 2014 15:02
by Michael
Hier is hoe die engine gelyk het toe ek hom uit die Patrol uitgehaal het. Hy het baie sad gelyk om die minste te se.
Re: TD42 engine assembly
Posted: 25 Mar 2014 15:03
by Michael
ricster wrote:Try these guys for the stainless shim stock. I can't recall if they were the guys I used.
http://www.jmp.co.za/products/metal/metal-shims/
Its a swine to cut but with a little patience and a compass with a VERY sharp point made it i lot easier to cut the rings out and keep them flat. Starting with the outer diameter first and then the inside diameter. I think the width of the ring I made was 4mm.
thanks Cedric, I think I must go this route to make sure I don't take the head off again
Re: TD42 engine assembly
Posted: 25 Mar 2014 15:07
by Michael
Hier is hoe ver ek op die oomblik is. Ek moet nog net die head klaar maak dan kan ek die engine in sit!!
