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Old 09-01-2014, 04:29 PM
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Looking good Alex.
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Thanks bro!
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n00b question, but is that finished? I ask because of the beveled joints you can see on the inside of the collector on the bottom left.
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n00b question, but is that finished? I ask because of the beveled joints you can see on the inside of the collector on the bottom left.
It still needs to be welded internally ported, I took that picture directly after I finished welding the outside.
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Ahh ok thanks for the info.
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Thick wall Gen II twin scroll collector:

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A few teasers from the Gen II T4 open manifold I've been working on:



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Gen II T4 open scroll manifold with twin 44mm gate flanges:




And some dippin' in cool tones:

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Same thing, different backdrop:


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Those in between collector welds!!!
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Those in between collector welds!!!
2" electrode stickout ain't no thang lol
Old 10-12-2014, 07:35 PM
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Some stick icky from today:


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nice....don't think my area can do it...
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What 20 feet of welding gets you:


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work of art right there. I hate fitting those pie cuts lol
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It was a tough one for sure but it ended up being a very unique piece.
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Slick little T3 Space Saver collector I finished on the weekend:



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Amazing work!
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Thank you!
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Did some more collector building today. Have a couple manifolds coming up so you guys can expect a lot of pics:





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That little space saver collector is sweet. Is there room for a wastegate port or is it for a internal wg?
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That little space saver collector is sweet. Is there room for a wastegate port or is it for a internal wg?
There's actually enough room on it for a 1.5" port believe it or not. They're really handy little pieces.
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I want to give a big thanks to Speedhunters for including me in their #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER article for November's "The Creators" theme. I submitted some pictures of my work and they were gracious enough to include them in the article. In my portion (see the second page), I discuss the basics of working with titanium. I've included a link to the article and, if you don't already, go give them a like for the best articles regarding the automotive industry and culture.

#IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER: Built Not Bought - Speedhunters
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I just saw this on speedhunters congrats bro!
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Thanks, Kar, it's very humbling that they chose me for the feature. Gives me encouragement to push harder and become better!


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