On a lighter note.

I recommend using anti seize when slipping the sections of my headers together. This customer didn't like that idea so he had the slip joints coated in a dry film lubricant. You just can't please everyone

 

Haha, looks good, Dave. I'll still be glad to take it off your hands, film lubricant and all .

 

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Seems as though you sure try though.

 

doh, i confused anti seize w/ KY jelly when my neighbor asked what to use on his wife's header

yshi - who still need to call dave to redEEm the test pipe he won at expo

 

Chad...who thinks Dave is just trying to show off a cool header.

 

Lets get the record straight pal . I still use anti seize when i slip them together to help. But when you work at a coatings facility and can do everything yourself you tend to take advantage of it.lol My intake manifold was done last week, pistons will be done tommorow with dry film on the skirts and thermal on the tops. I wasw going to do my combustion chambers but with mine being welded up i was afraid to put it through the cure cyle needed on the thermal barrier.
Heres some more pics.

 

Tbone
Where do you work?


Nice header

 

Pulling a two piece slip fit header apart after it has been run for a while is a real bitch, I know this the hard way...and I also know how much of a pain it is to but it back together after it has been coated...so that was a pretty good idea.

Austin

 

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I feel you on that one..... I had to do it with my hytech header recently... WHAT A PAIN!

Anyway, I thought I came up with the anti-sieze idea!

WD40 and rubber hammer definitely make it easier to remover (as much as possible) - but it sucks being under the car trying to use them!

 

wow those coatings look good. I wouldnt' blame you one bit for trying to coat anything and everyting in and out of the motor

 

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I work for a coating facility that deals with alot of f18 superhornet fighter parts in the north east. I'm a ion vapor deposition tech , but my boss is our lead sprayer(also my best friend), so he does all the spray stuff, I do the electroplating(Ivd vacume coating)

 

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Yes it is, that's why I have to bump (expand) all the slips joints after the headers come back from the coaters.

Tbone - Maybe you can do some engine coating stuff for me, buddy.

 

When is there a need to break the header down and put it back together?

 

Nice, wish i had some hook ups to coating places. Nothing beats SMS

 

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Damn what a title!

 

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If you go the extra step and try to adjust the lengths of the primaries or secondaries. And of course when carrying it onto an airplane through security.

 

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lol. Security Guard: "There's no way I'm letting you on the plane with that missle launcher..."

 

Pistons are done thermal barrier on top, dry film on the skirts.

 

Bee aaaa uuuu ttt full!

Nice job!

 

How much for a buff job like that?

 

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Be more specific???

Latest creation..

 

JEEZ

That looks great, and will work great too. DAMN.

I should work for you man.

AWESOME. I should offer those pistons to everyone like that.

IB Spec "super coated" Tbone style.

Excellent./

Jeff