I've been browsing this forum for quite awhile now, and it's really inspired me to get into fabrication. Unfortunately, I got so excited that I went out and bought the first welder I seen. A Craftsmen MIG PAK loaded with NR211. I've been noticing inconsistant wire feeding, maybe the liner is the culprit. Either way, here's my stuff.

Intake System:
3" Mandrel Bent Intake (made out of 180* U-bend)
2.5" Mandrel Bent IC piping (2 180*'s were needed here)
2" Mandrel Bent Recirculation tube (90* Bend)
Greddy BOV, HTS Couplers, T-Bolt Clamps

Exhaust:
3" Mandrel Bent Mild Steel (2 180*'s)
3" Flex Section
3" 3 bolt flanges (I noticed they expect you to fill a fairly large gap )
Magnaflow straight through muffler
Hangers were bent and cut from thin round stock, I had to build up the diameter a bit here to get it not to rattle in the exhaust mounts.

http://www.darklightning.com/gallery/elintula

After doing these projects I'm dying for some better equipment. I'm torn between getting a plasma cutter and a bandsaw, Millermatic 251, or Miller's Dynasty 200DX. If anybody on this board is selling a used item mentioned above. Email me at ELintula@nmu.edu

 

im impressed for flux core wire
so how did you cut your pipes?

how do u like the welder?

 

Not bad at all. Definitely go for a MIG setup as your next tool. Flux core is frustrating as hell

 

All the piping was cut with a sawzall. It was hard to keep everything square, but the fits turned out pretty good. The welder does not do a good job compared to some of the welders I used at work (Invertec V205, CC/CV w/ LN25, Various Millers).