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Smokey
31-12-12, 05:27 PM
Santa obviously knew what my interests were and got me a Haynes Build Your Own Engine. Yay!

So gained a little knowledge so might know what one or two more things are when I dismantle the track car engine!

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff96/smokeysworld/th_55F339C0-5725-4F0B-AE7B-72F81CDF398B-5876-000002D0A7360AD6.jpg (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff96/smokeysworld/55F339C0-5725-4F0B-AE7B-72F81CDF398B-5876-000002D0A7360AD6.mp4)
stamford
31-12-12, 05:29 PM
Nice :D Seen a few of those in trolleys in Toys R Us before crimbo! The only issue you will have with the real thing is the glare you will get when engine parts find their way into the kitchen and on the dining room table ;)
petet16
31-12-12, 05:39 PM
The dishwasher is an excellent parts cleaner:evil:
Supercharged_Z
31-12-12, 05:54 PM
i bought a friend one of them, and before she wrapped it up I took a peek and decided I had to build one myself. Takes a few hours to be honest but its quite good for 20 odd quid

word or warning do not leave the batterys connected as they go flat in a few days
Supercharged_Z
31-12-12, 05:55 PM
by the way your timing is out you need to twist the dizzy, should spark when the piston is tdc
petet16
31-12-12, 05:59 PM
Ignition timing fail Smokey:sorry:
Smokey
31-12-12, 06:04 PM
Haha, fiiiine, I'll fix it!
talkingcars
31-12-12, 06:22 PM
Mrs TC bought me one of those, not built it yet, waiting for a rainy day...............
Supercharged_Z
31-12-12, 06:37 PM
I wanted it to run faster and was tempted to wire it up to a Lipo battery from a rc car lol
Noobrider
31-12-12, 09:31 PM
they used to do a v8 version (revell)
Pinto
31-12-12, 09:45 PM
by the way your timing is out you need to twist the dizzy, should spark when the piston is tdc

+1 :)

Out of the box its a bit out.... mine was "sparking" on the exhaust stroke lol
daytona365
31-12-12, 09:58 PM
I wanted it to run faster and was tempted to wire it up to a Lipo battery from a rc car lol

Try it with Nitro :whistle:
grimmy
31-12-12, 10:18 PM
You're plenums humped as well by the looks of it.
peterzs
01-01-13, 10:36 AM
Great pressie.

Come on the Track car engine!!! No Fear!!!

:yay::yay::yay::beer2::beer2:
skyblueads
01-01-13, 04:25 PM
Superb stuff. That looks awesome. :thumbsup:
Maxxed_Ross
02-01-13, 07:57 AM
Try it with Nitro :whistle:

melted head gasket FTW :thumbsup: