Making progress...

takotruckin · Post by **takotruckin** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:46 pm

ya eh, sweet weld.

cheers mate

Post by **Leatherneck** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:45 am

That is a sweet weld, it is good to have talented friends and a great place to work at. Keep chugging away Skid.

bajaherbie · Post by **bajaherbie** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:57 pm

the welds look just like a stack of nipples, i mean nickles.

Skidmark · Post by **Skidmark** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:31 pm

I like the way you think, Herbie...

I finished a key piece in my exhaust system today. I needed to transition from a rectangular header flange to a round tube. here is the flange on the Outback Motorsports header...

So I designed and made this "collector" to bolt to the header. It came out looking really cool! I used .500" thick stainless steel, and formed two halves of a 2.00" dia. x .06" wall stainless tube over a mandrel, then had them welded together.

I also trimmed the lower coolant hard line and tucked it in closer to the header. It doesn't stick out as far, and looks better. I will use header wrap around that area of the header to shield the coolant line from heat.

BEFORE

AFTER

Post by **Leatherneck** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:10 pm

Nice work Skid, great idea what are you going to use for a muffler, you going to do anything with the oil filler spout?

Skidmark · Post by **Skidmark** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:41 pm

Here is the muffler(s) I bought. I have two, actually, and if anyone is interested in the other one, let me know.

The oil filler is going to be replaced for sure. Outback wants around $90 for the 45 degree, polished billet one (needs to clear the fuel rail). I haven't convinced myself to fork out that much. I would rather design and mill my own part at work!

RyanB · Post by **RyanB** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:13 am

Looking great skid! Nice work!

Skidmark · Post by **Skidmark** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:22 pm

We finished welding up the muffler assembly at the shop this morning. It came out better than I hoped it would! I am really getting anxious to start this thing now. I sheared up the aluminum for the fuel cell enclosure today as well. As soon as that gets formed and welded next week, it's just a matter of a few wires and some fuel lines and she is ready to fire up!

DesertGuy · Post by **DesertGuy** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:32 pm

Very Nice Indeedily!!!

The way that looks just seems right, duals would have been a bit much... That car is soooooooooooooooooooo close, it ain't funny son...

Skidmark · Post by **Skidmark** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:37 pm

So close I can taste it!!! And guess what, I have a wedding to attend next Saturday, and Sunday is the Pomona Swap Meet... I hate it when I can't get the (little) time I need to button this thing up.

I am absolutely ecstatic with the way the muffler assembly turned out! It does look like it was just meant to be in that configuration. Anyone want to buy a polished MagnaFlow muffler? I even have a few stainless tube bends left over as well...

takotruckin · Post by **takotruckin** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:39 pm

is it going to be supported by anything else? or does it not weigh enough to matter?

DesertGuy · Post by **DesertGuy** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:10 pm

Skidmark wrote:... and Sunday is the Pomona Swap Meet...

Yeah, any place that set up their aisles with beer vendors at one end and porta-potty's at the other should not be missed. Oh, and we take the wagon in case we get thristy mid way.

I'll be down looking for electrical crud... its been a little lean the last few times.

bajaherbie · Post by **bajaherbie** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:34 pm

what is the extra bolt hole in the exhaust flange for?

and skid, don't forget a skid plate

Skidmark · Post by **Skidmark** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:22 pm

Guys, guys, c'mon... this thing is still "under construction"!! I am close to starting it, not driving it...

The extra "bung" on the exhaust flange is for another support strap that will mount to the lower left bolt of the throttle body. I am thinking 1/4" x 3/4" stainless flat bar. This will tie the whole exhaust system to the top of the engine. Otherwise, the whole thing would break at the cylinder head underneath - the only other mount location.

The rear cage could not be started until the muffler assembly was in place. I didn't want to end up with an interference issue building the rear cage ahead of schedule. The skid plate will mount to the rear cage, once it's in place. one fab job begets another... or sh1t rolls down hill, which ever you prefer.

72bajaben · Post by **72bajaben** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:32 pm

hey skid you dont happen to have any pics of your dash before you put that awesome panel in there. i wanna see how you prepped the stock dash area. and how you mounted the one that you made.

Thanks