should i strip my XE myself ??

[draper]

right then people, ive got an XE on my yard outside and a bit of time on my hands :D i was thinking about stripping it down myself and cleaning it up replacing stuff etc etc - theres a danger i might learn something aswell !!

words of encouragment needed lol

[macc nova]

definately mate, cant wait till i strip down my first xe or any other engine for that matter:thumb:

[Welsh Dan]

just do it ;)

[draper]

think ill give it a go then !! my missus wont be happy tho lol

[General Baxter]

go buy one of them toys from argos, that engine builder thingys, build that first so you know what your doing lol

[Philsutton]

do it, you will only learn from actually doing things / f*cking them up lol

[Adam]

Stripping an engine down is fun, Lol.

[General Baxter]

yeah and get pissed off when some bolts dont undo, lol

[Martin]

ye do it i'm gonna b doing this when i get my new xe

[benthehash]

do it, but take photos write notes and lable things. because it's always a lot harder putting things back together as i'm finding out with my 8v. even harder when moding everthing!!

[L14MNP]

Do it dude, i stripped/rebuilt a nissan sr20de (no it wasn't for racewars/my honduh ****vic lol)
purchase an engine stand which bolts to the block inplace of the 'box. they're well worth the ?40 (Clarke/Machine Mart)

[DIY*VALVER84]

yeah damnright! you will need the engine stand tho,it comes in handy because you can turn it thru 360 degrees so it makes working on sump and oil pickup alot easier than lying on your ****end scratching ya nuts lol. as for rebuilding it yourself yes do it but take pics and scribble and jot things down too cuz otherwise you will forget stuff,trust me i have first hand experience. sob sob. it took me a year to bench build a zvh 2.1 t but its well worth it because you do learn new stuff,trouble is you need the patience of a saint because you will break stuff, i.e them rusty ******* bolts always a struggle lol.