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Re: finally made my first "productinon" long tube header
looks good!
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Re: finally made my first "productinon" long tube header
Mike did you become a welding ninja over night? That looks great! Did the new torch parts come in? Very clean
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Re: finally made my first "productinon" long tube header
congrats on the new money maker! looks really good man!
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Very nice. I remember when you did this. The design is so clean and simple.
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Re: finally made my first "productinon" long tube header
thanks guys. and yeah collin i got the new parts in as u can tell by the welds. im very happy with it and i hope to actually sell quite a few more now that i went through the trouble and money to make a jig and get them digi'd and everything u know.
mike |
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Those are really nice, you did a great job! What was involved in getting the pieces pre bent?
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Re: finally made my first "productinon" long tube header
Great job! What did you wind up upgrading on your torch?
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Re: finally made my first "productinon" long tube header
Originally Posted by FabChild
(Post 45035027)
Those are really nice, you did a great job! What was involved in getting the pieces pre bent?
getting the proto digitized pretty much. once the guy did that he made pictures of each tube in solid works or some program of that nature and`bent them out on a mandrel bender. "turbo" i just upped my gas lense and cup size nothing super special in case u thought it was lol. mike |
Re: finally made my first "productinon" long tube header
looks good, keep up the good work
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looks great mike. i'm sure newt will get you some #s
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thanks brandon, that one is paul's though newts is the proto lol.
mike |
Re: finally made my first "productinon" long tube header
Looks great!
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Looks really good Mike! Mandrel bent stuff is fun to work with huh. One question about the collector. Because of the angle the tubes come out is it possible to weld all the way around the runners?
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those welds are awesome man, looks good! but why for a cavaqueer of a sunflower?
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Re: finally made my first "productinon" long tube header
Originally Posted by markspan6243
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those welds are awesome man, looks good! but why for a cavaqueer of a sunflower?
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Re: finally made my first "productinon" long tube header
to be honest i dont ask alot for my stuff (compared to other markets prices) and the neons/srt's and j-bodies dont have any support (well none of quality anyways), thats pretty much why. theres no point to try and get into the honda, mitsu or any other jap or european market those are all covered. besides im into the sow american sport compact cars anyways. and vince i use boiler paste on the collector joints so when i weld them the heat hardens the past and seal the slip on connection. im surprised u were the first person to ask that. oh and theres isnt really a demand for these things well there may be but people cant or dont want to pay to play. but ever so often when somebody does want one and the initial one is long gone i have the fixture and digi's to make one with no guessing.
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Boiler paste, thats pretty cool, never heard off using something like that. Ive just always wondered :thumbup:
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Re: finally made my first "productinon" long tube header
well i dont know if thats what its known as, thats just what i know it as it. may be called something else by the guys that actually use it for its intended purposes.
mike |
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Looks good! I like the fit up and welds..
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Mike,
Those headers look amazing. Have you done any all motor VW stuff? I'm in the market for a header, however I'm in Texas :( |
Re: finally made my first "productinon" long tube header
Originally Posted by Autocratic
(Post 45084938)
Mike,
Those headers look amazing. Have you done any all motor VW stuff? I'm in the market for a header, however I'm in Texas :( i started in the vw market, but i sucked ass back then, im blackmkIII on vortex, and yes to bad ur in tx. anyways the whole point of bumping this was just to throw the last pictures of these things up. i just got the proto back from ceramic coating and i wanted to throw up some pics of it and the stainless production one side by side. the proto looks awesome after the cermic coating in my opinion. i like the welds in it, it just makes it look more custom u know......... http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...lsjhead001.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...lsjhead002.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...lsjhead003.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...lsjhead004.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...lsjhead005.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...lsjhead006.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...lsjhead007.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...lsjhead008.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...lsjhead053.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...lsjhead055.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...lsjhead056.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...lsjhead067.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...lsjhead065.jpg mike |
Re: finally made my first "productinon" long tube header
nice work mike :)
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