Hi guys,

One of my friends asked me to make his intercooler piping for his r32 coupe. He's dropped an RB26DETT out of a gtr into it and i had previously modified the sump to be RWD.

He wanted pie cut / lobster cut intercooler piping not mandel bends. The car looks pretty tough with wide body rear and R34 front end. It came out well, pipes pulled a little from being welded even though I switched between them and turned them over.

Fitup is good, pipes are square in the silicone joiners and have a bead around the end to stop them blowing off under boost.

Was welded with my Miller Dynasty 200dx w/ ck200 watercooled torch, 2% lanthanated 2.4mm tungsten. I use 1.6mm 4043 filler wire. Piping is 3" (76.5mm x 2mm wall)

All piping was cut with my Metabo KGS-305 crosscut compound mitre saw.

I dont think it came out too bad considering I havent done pie cuts/lobster cuts before.. I'm happy with the outcome.

Comments, criticisms?

Anyway, Onto the pics.

 

and buying mandrel bent aluminum pipes cost to much?

 

As per my first post, He wanted pie cuts not mandrel bends.. It was the look he was going for.

Cheers.

 

if he was my friend i would of told him to fly a kite! lol

you did a great job!!!

 

Thanks.. He puts alot of cash work my way so It was good helping him out

 

looks good man?
imo, pie cuts dont look good on aluminum as it does steel.

 

Hey, Thanks for the comment

I'm not a fan of pie cuts either, but if he paid me to pick my nose I would

With the wide body rear of the car, the massive 11.5" wide rims in the fromt and 12" in the back it gives the car a "tough" stance.. the piping kind of fits in with it all..

I didnt like it when it was all tacked up.. after welding it I was getting more and more mellow on it..

 

any pics of the car together?

 

I didnt actually take pics of the car apart from the front.. I'll get him to take pics of it.

It's an R32 coupe that's wide body and it has an R34 front end for it

 

i think it looks great, a nice polish would help things out a bit, and ignore the ignorant finger pointers that cant even weld in the first place.

 

What's going to make you laugh..

He's going to paint these black.........

 

 

Some good looking welds

 

I think it looks good man. And it should flow good too, Nice work

Mike

 

the customer is always right