Mrs Kipper Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 New MSA regs for timing struts from 1st Jan 2009. They now have to be 270mm in height. Have you ever seen a scrutineer with a tape measure 😬 Mrs K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 maybe the tape measure will be on the side of the exhaust emmissions equipment they will be issued with from 1st jan.... *tongue* 😬 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Kipper Posted October 30, 2007 Author Share Posted October 30, 2007 😬 Mrs K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishmaninwales Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 FFS....Ive just carved and carefully shaped a new one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Bad luck Malcolm especially as Burberry is hard to get in your locality 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver 21 Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Malcolm You are not supposed to make your timing strut out of solid oak 😬, although certain people above like attaching large lumps of wood (often called a tree) to the front of their car 😬 Graham Looking for a new vocation in life or is that a vacation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Mrs K - I HAVE seen a scrutineer with a tape measure - and he was looking at our wheel nuts 😳 Better measure the timing strut when I get home Tam Drowned Rat Racing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david nelson Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Just looked at the 2008 blue book and could not find that the size was changing. I have measurements of 254 by 51 is this right? David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I have just checked the Blue Book for 2007 and 2008 and there is no change as the increased size is from 2009. The following extract is from this years book, section Sprints, Hillclimbs and Drag Racing on page 316: General 67. Timing Struts – Where timing is activated by a light beam, the vehicles will be fitted at the front with a vertical timing strut, minimum vertical height 254mm, the bottom of which shall be not less than 180mm and no more than 200mm from the ground. The strut will be in matt black on both sides, over its total area, which shall be not less than 254mm by 51mm. No other, or further forward, part of the vehicle may interrupt these dimensions or actuate the timing. Mark D Comp Sec Edited by - Mark Durrant on 9 Mar 2008 18:54:22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Williams Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I cut out the section in autumn's 'motorsports now' listing ratifications, 270mm strut is from 1st Jan 2009 so 254mm for this year only. If you're going to make or buy one I'd make sure it's 270mm to save having to do it again next year. The one I bought 5 years ago from JW is 270mm already ❗ Must have seen that one coming then 😬 Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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