Cases together! Went together without a hitch except I went a little thick with the Three Bond. Now I just need some expensive stuff to finish the engine.
Really nice work brandEn!
Question for you: The longer APE main bearing studs... were they long enough to engage all the threads in the nuts properly?
I did a dry fit on my build, and noticed the longer studs didn't protrude as far as the other studs when I put the bottom case on. Almost seems like they should be another 5-10mm longer.
A long time ago, back when I worked for in the engineering department of a chemical company, I thought I remember hearing that at least two threads should protrude past the nut as a general rule on properly bolting things up..... or maybe it was they should at least be flush... I don't remember.
I didn't take a picture, but I'm pretty sure the longer studs were flush with the top of the nuts when I did my dry fit.
Definitely interested to know if you experienced the same.
Thanks!
Chris