Finally Going Single! Part 2
02-26-11, 10:17 PM
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Yeah I go to some every now and then. I live up in Fort Collins tho, and as I'm sure you're aware of, most of the meets are in the Denver or Co Springs area so they are a haul for me but I go. I haven't seen Mike B in a long time. He did pick up a minty fresh SSM tho IIRC.
That's some nice sheetmetal work too man!
That's some nice sheetmetal work too man!
02-26-11, 11:56 PM
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Dude...
02-28-11, 08:17 PM
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I had to change the direction of the line coming off of the AC condenser coil and after failing to find a shop willing to do it, I decided to go ahead and give it a shot. I was really nervous to try to tig that line but I managed to get it done without blowing a hole in it. It even passed the leak test!
Here's my home made tubing bender.
The tube I bent on that wonderful bender
And the finished product with the really ugly welds.
Here's my home made tubing bender.
The tube I bent on that wonderful bender
And the finished product with the really ugly welds.
03-01-11, 04:44 PM
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Oh yeah, you have a black car? I guess that makes it a bit warmer. I always just put my windows down and drove faster. Moving to Colorado from Phoenix I don't feel like I need it, anyways. Low heat and humidity.
03-01-11, 05:43 PM
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Turbo8 - That's funny, I moved here from Mesa, Az.
I couldn't bring myself to put the ugly, plastic, stock oil filler neck back on so I decided to fab my own since the aftermarket ones out there are so overpriced.
Here's the flange I just finished making with my trusty old DeWalt drill, jigsaw, and hole saw. Hopefully the elbows will be here in the next few days.
I couldn't bring myself to put the ugly, plastic, stock oil filler neck back on so I decided to fab my own since the aftermarket ones out there are so overpriced.
Here's the flange I just finished making with my trusty old DeWalt drill, jigsaw, and hole saw. Hopefully the elbows will be here in the next few days.
03-02-11, 01:18 AM
#34
I also decided to make a new thermostat housing neck since I'm eliminating the AST.
I had to make another flange.
An odd aluminum piece out of the scrap bin in the machine shop at my old job.
Ready to weld.
Flange welded on.
I ordered a weld on aluminum radiator cap neck so I won't be able to finish it for a few days but I'll post more pics tomorrow when I get the radiator hose neck welded in.
I had to make another flange.
An odd aluminum piece out of the scrap bin in the machine shop at my old job.
Ready to weld.
Flange welded on.
I ordered a weld on aluminum radiator cap neck so I won't be able to finish it for a few days but I'll post more pics tomorrow when I get the radiator hose neck welded in.
03-04-11, 12:30 PM
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It's hard to say on this go-around if your just asking about the motor. If you're asking about the whole project, I'm somewhere around $19k in. I'd hate to know how much it would be if I were paying someone else to build it and do the fab work though.
03-05-11, 03:45 AM
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Oscypek1007, now that I told everyone how much I spent in parts, I could never sell them for enough to make any money on them, so I might as well give up the details.
I bought the tubing at www.anfittingsdirect.com which was $14.99 (great prices on aluminum tubing by the way) http://www.anfittingsdirect.com/shop...7fed0522fff6b9
...and the threaded cap at www.mofoco.com (slightly different version in the link than the one I used) for $11.99
http://www.mofoco.com/item/EMPI_8904...On_Cap/341/c78
As far as the flange goes, I had some 1/4" aluminum plate around that I got out of a scrap bin at a previous job. I made it with a roll of painters tape, (to get the pattern) a cordless jigsaw & drill with a decent hole saw kit, a can of WD-40 for lube, and a grinder with some 3M pads. Of course you will need a tig welder to weld it up, but I literally have about $27 in parts (not counting shipping) into this thing and honestly about 4 hours worth of work at the most.
If you want to do this sort of thing, the best investment you can make is a tig welder and some time. Do some reading (or take some classes) and teach yourself how to tig weld. For me it is like meditation, I could spend all day in the garage tig welding and walk out with a big smile on my face. That is, as long as I have good ventilation. I made that mistake once and felt like I had the flu for the next week. Not good.
I bought the tubing at www.anfittingsdirect.com which was $14.99 (great prices on aluminum tubing by the way) http://www.anfittingsdirect.com/shop...7fed0522fff6b9
...and the threaded cap at www.mofoco.com (slightly different version in the link than the one I used) for $11.99
http://www.mofoco.com/item/EMPI_8904...On_Cap/341/c78
As far as the flange goes, I had some 1/4" aluminum plate around that I got out of a scrap bin at a previous job. I made it with a roll of painters tape, (to get the pattern) a cordless jigsaw & drill with a decent hole saw kit, a can of WD-40 for lube, and a grinder with some 3M pads. Of course you will need a tig welder to weld it up, but I literally have about $27 in parts (not counting shipping) into this thing and honestly about 4 hours worth of work at the most.
If you want to do this sort of thing, the best investment you can make is a tig welder and some time. Do some reading (or take some classes) and teach yourself how to tig weld. For me it is like meditation, I could spend all day in the garage tig welding and walk out with a big smile on my face. That is, as long as I have good ventilation. I made that mistake once and felt like I had the flu for the next week. Not good.
