Do you guys see any way to save this UIM? I feel like I could put something on the other side that's missing so the nut tightens down evenly.

Maybe a washer?

Plan to sandblast/powder coat this upper and lower then clean all the threads with a tap/die.

Obviously a vacc leak could would be the main worry.

What do you think?

 

your plans are to ..What?.....with that???
Jeesh man!..spend 40 bucks and get another one.

If you just plan to run it,then ya,I can see replacing that stud with a BOLT.You can grind a little more off to get a washer to sit in there.
But Really,without that manifold being welded(to replace the broken piece),I would not waste my time Sandblasting and powdercoating a Broken manifold..
It's a waste of time.

 

Yea I hear you, I'm not trying to be cheap and will gladly replace the manifold.

Just seeing if there was any way it would be worth saving.

Should be easy to find a manifold as people are dumping them for FD uppers.

 

ill sell you my already cleaned, smoothed, and PC upper and lower, probably save you time and money

 

I would say that if that's all you had and you needed it to get you home, a bolt/washer would be fine, but if you have the means, replace it.

 

Could it be repaired? Yes.

Could you trade beer for another uim? Yes.

Do I have an S5 uim? No. (Sorry)

 

that's fixable, you'd need to cut the ear straight, weld on a piece of aluminum, redrill the hole, and mill the gasket surface flat.

 

In other words, unless you have the ability to tackle all that in your garage, it's cheaper to replace it.

 

Find someone with a TIG welder, bring them that manifold and a case of beer. I have welded these up before and it's not aweful. I just build the area up with successive passes, then shape with a grinder, drill the mounting hole, smooth the bottom carefully with a belt sander/file. Takes an hour or so.

 

^ This is how I would do it. I have access to machinery though, so I would X the belts sander.

 

Good enough!

 

that works, most people aren't forunate enough to know someone who will tig it up for a few beers though, the cheapest option is usually just replacing it.

 

Sounds like the issue is most people need better friends.

 

at my old location before i had a TIG there was one welder in town who could do the repairs, he didn't seem like the type of person who would take a 12 pack for a weld job. even a rather simple job of welding pre-cut intercooler pipes cost about $165.

 

the repair looks nice man! job well done!

 

+1 the average fab guy here would take like $300 and four months to do this fix, and then 99% of the time it wont fit, because they screwed up some major detail

 

I had my buddy weld it up, while he was welding it up I sandblasted the lower.

Then we shaped the rounded edge with a electric sander and flattened the top with it as well.
I tried to belt sand the matting surface but it kept jumping off the belt. Probably operator error.

So we used the sander to get it close then put it in a vise and used a flat file to get it down, then a light sand to smooth it out.

Drill press for the hole, then done.

Took us about 2 hours, but I'm a slacker.