The V-Mount has begun!
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The V-Mount has begun!
Well, as some of you may know, my BNR stage 4 met a fairly spectacular death while I was tangling with a Skyline in Phoenix a few months ago. After I got the car back to Tucson, my friends Moremazda and Trevor decided that it was time to go all out on my car. So I bought a T-61, HKS mani, and a bar and plate core to start a custom V-Mount setup. I am going to be posting up the progress for those that are interested. Here is the start:
Front area gutted:
And the cutting starts, courtesy of my master fabricator xEleventybillion, Ryan Shook.
Since I am using a K2RD Rad, I need a REALLY BIG HOLE!!!!
Radiator mounted:
Oil cooler relocated forward:
More work to start tomorrow!
Rat
Front area gutted:
And the cutting starts, courtesy of my master fabricator xEleventybillion, Ryan Shook.
Since I am using a K2RD Rad, I need a REALLY BIG HOLE!!!!
Radiator mounted:
Oil cooler relocated forward:
More work to start tomorrow!
Rat
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Hey now, I did not expect this.
Really good cuts very clean tig welds looks nice. This should turn out really good if what I see is a indication of what to come.
That RAD is huge and very well planed out fitment. Should be among the cleanest I have seen yet.
I had rust in the same area of the frame rail. Pay attention to that maybe hit it with some POR15 right now. It will eat into the core support on your.
Really good cuts very clean tig welds looks nice. This should turn out really good if what I see is a indication of what to come.
That RAD is huge and very well planed out fitment. Should be among the cleanest I have seen yet.
I had rust in the same area of the frame rail. Pay attention to that maybe hit it with some POR15 right now. It will eat into the core support on your.
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Very nice work, but I don't see any TIG welds except for those on the rad or intercooler. Anyone using TIG for this kind of fabrication just has something to prove anyway.
What are you going to do for the hood and fan?
What are you going to do for the hood and fan?
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No matter what you weld tig is the best weld. The welds holding the brackets down for the oil cooler looks very tight and pudled with low heat disapation. Looks more tig on my monitor then a gas mig. The top corner has a bit of browning posible sign of mig. If it was miged they are very good.
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Originally Posted by Wankel7
Lookn' good man !
What are you using for a hood?
James
What are you using for a hood?
James
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Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
What are you going to do for the hood and fan?
Well, the fan is a source of some speculation right now, because space is at a premium. I was looking at dual Spals which are very thin, but only clock in at a cumulative CFM of 1800. Or I can do a pusher/puller config with larger fans, but I dont want to block up the radiator for natural airflow. So any suggestions are greatly appreciated in this area.
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I know just the fan for you.
http://vintageair.com/catalog.asp
Scroll down to #70...the "Monster" fan..
3700 CFM....
http://vintageair.com/catalog.asp
Scroll down to #70...the "Monster" fan..
3700 CFM....
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Originally Posted by jacobcartmill
yeah its migged. tigging something that basic would be useless, as aaron cake said above.
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Originally Posted by J-Rat
The Vintage Air is a nice fan, but I only have 3 inches of depth to work with..
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Originally Posted by TII-aholic
IIRC most V-mount setups Ive seen have the rad on the bottom and intercooler on top. is there a reason your doing it reversed?