Tig welding projects
03-09-15, 05:33 PM
#1
Tig welding projects
So i have access to a tig welder at school, so i plan to learn how to tig weld by doing some simple projects, but not shure what.
Anybody have ideas for cool stuff i should try to make?
Currently fabbing up an itb setup, planning on making an airbox and maby a filter box too, to keep things nice and cool.
Anybody have ideas for cool stuff i should try to make?
Currently fabbing up an itb setup, planning on making an airbox and maby a filter box too, to keep things nice and cool.
03-10-15, 12:18 AM
#3
I think air/filter box would be better made of plastic or composite (better insulation and probably lighter) and you should concentrate on things more suitable to aluminum material.
Like maybe an engine bay brace that spans the towers and goes back to the firewall.
Given the wide range of aluminum extrusions and shapes available you could really go nuts.
Like maybe an engine bay brace that spans the towers and goes back to the firewall.
Given the wide range of aluminum extrusions and shapes available you could really go nuts.
03-10-15, 02:44 AM
#4
I think air/filter box would be better made of plastic or composite (better insulation and probably lighter) and you should concentrate on things more suitable to aluminum material.
Like maybe an engine bay brace that spans the towers and goes back to the firewall.
Given the wide range of aluminum extrusions and shapes available you could really go nuts.
Like maybe an engine bay brace that spans the towers and goes back to the firewall.
Given the wide range of aluminum extrusions and shapes available you could really go nuts.
03-10-15, 05:18 AM
#5
+ I'm probably going to make the air box out of aluminum, i am aware it might not be the best solution, but i am more interested in learning to weld aluminum, than making the best possible intake.
Still appreciate your input, would like to make an carbon air box, but that is something i might try at a later time.
Still appreciate your input, would like to make an carbon air box, but that is something i might try at a later time.
03-10-15, 03:59 PM
#7
Yhea, but i'm able to take some measurements when i go on easter vacation, when i said measurements, i meant more like the engine bay brace, wich would need to go in an out of the car during fabrication, for the air box, there realy isn't many measurements needed, just some outer boundrys, against the strut tower and hood.
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03-14-15, 01:20 PM
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I made my own exhaust with a tig welder, this was my first time with a tig welder.
Now I'm trying my luck on aluminium. It's not the best looking weld so far, but that's not my point. I need it welded and I want to do it my self. And it looks solid enough
Now I'm trying my luck on aluminium. It's not the best looking weld so far, but that's not my point. I need it welded and I want to do it my self. And it looks solid enough
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