Fluxcore welding slag down my pants rolling around my *ss crack?
Olds ticket to 9s... LS swap adventure.
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Fluxcore welding slag down my pants rolling around my *ss crack?
The flowmaster was still more money. I have a 10lbs of 309L rod that came with some stuff I bought years ago so it was free.
Just wait until you watch more of this guys videos....
But seriously, price out mandrel bent 409 from Lyells, they are DECENT for price.
He thinks you stop being burnt when you tig weld... lol, it just finds new ways to hurt you.
The flowmaster was still more money. I have a 10lbs of 309L rod that came with some stuff I bought years ago so it was free.
Just wait until you watch more of this guys videos....
But seriously, price out mandrel bent 409 from Lyells, they are DECENT for price.
He thinks you stop being burnt when you tig weld... lol, it just finds new ways to hurt you.
If it stays away from my balls... that is a marked improvement. 😉
I think you misunderstood me, I bought a couple of complete 4" S/S exhaust systems from a retailer for something like $100 each... and those are what I used to build my exhaust. They came with all the bends.
Your lobster-back style is superior to my dogsh*t style.
I'm not particularly fond of pie cut bends. I don't think all that welding is really that good looking and they probably don't flow as well as a true mandrel,
But for that price I don't blame you. Yikes.
But for that price I don't blame you. Yikes.
Daily update time!
First I carried on with the home brew T6 flange. It took much blasting with the plasma and hand shaping with the carbide bit into the ol' die grinder but it came out pretty decent.
I mocked it up in the car and the hood will close with the turbo in. Win.
This win has an unintended trade off. I have some close clearance issues with my #2 ignition coil. I think I can come up with a shield to prevent an issue though.
While this was going on I had the bandsaw chewing out pie cuts. Just for the people who are scared of pie cuts. Yes you can reduce the radius of the curves and change direction with pie cuts, way more cooler than lame old mandrel bends.
When I was mocking up the turbo I noticed that I forgot to remove some broken exhaust bolts. So I started working on that problem. I had 1 in the passenger side and 2 in the drivers side. The passenger side broke an easy out so I got the welder and got serious.
Burn in some nuts onto the broken studs. try to turn it out. Break it off and repeat.
I had a win on the this one and moved to the driver side.
So, when you break off a nut that you just welded in, you shouldn't pick it up. No matter how much you think its a good idea, its not.
So your skin turns white when you burn it just right. No you shouldn't do it, and yes it hurt right away.
This wrapped up my night. We carry on tomorrow so I don't have to pull one head to get broken bolts out....
First I carried on with the home brew T6 flange. It took much blasting with the plasma and hand shaping with the carbide bit into the ol' die grinder but it came out pretty decent.
I mocked it up in the car and the hood will close with the turbo in. Win.
This win has an unintended trade off. I have some close clearance issues with my #2 ignition coil. I think I can come up with a shield to prevent an issue though.
While this was going on I had the bandsaw chewing out pie cuts. Just for the people who are scared of pie cuts. Yes you can reduce the radius of the curves and change direction with pie cuts, way more cooler than lame old mandrel bends.
When I was mocking up the turbo I noticed that I forgot to remove some broken exhaust bolts. So I started working on that problem. I had 1 in the passenger side and 2 in the drivers side. The passenger side broke an easy out so I got the welder and got serious.
Burn in some nuts onto the broken studs. try to turn it out. Break it off and repeat.
I had a win on the this one and moved to the driver side.
So, when you break off a nut that you just welded in, you shouldn't pick it up. No matter how much you think its a good idea, its not.
So your skin turns white when you burn it just right. No you shouldn't do it, and yes it hurt right away.
This wrapped up my night. We carry on tomorrow so I don't have to pull one head to get broken bolts out....
Been there, done that. Got the hat, the coffee mug, the bumper sticker, AND the t-shirt. Do not recommend.
You haven't lived until you've smelled a part of yourself cooking.
My preferred technique is setting the hot soldering gun right on my leg. Did that while wiring my brother's car. I had a silhouette scar for years.You haven't lived until you've smelled a part of yourself cooking.
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This is my old favorite, and why I have embraced crimp connections.
'It's not a full day until I'm bleeding' used to be my motto lol.
Nice burnt finger shot though!!! 🙂 I have two fingeers that are numb on the outside (reattached about 3 decades ago), I smell them burning before I feel it, and if the burn is bad enough it takes about a minute for me to start feeling burning sensation closer to the bone (and that really sucks). I've developed an acute sense for the smell of burning flesh lol.
I feel your pain with the coil pack clearance issue. I made that mistake once, and my solution is the pedastal mount on the frame rail - no more hanging T6 turbos on the manifold bolts for me. You can swap the valve covers side to side and deal with PCV/vent hole, but you'll need an extenion on the filler to clear the brake booster, hydroboost or whatever you have to get oil in it. If you roll with that setup, then you've just made putting oil in the motor mission impossible with the added benefit of melting plug wires/boots.
I'm being somewhat of a wise *ss, but I'm allowed - it's my name 😉. Seriously though, I'd strongly encourage you to revamp that flange to provide for an extra inch of clearance to the fill/pcv and coil.
Nice burnt finger shot though!!! 🙂 I have two fingeers that are numb on the outside (reattached about 3 decades ago), I smell them burning before I feel it, and if the burn is bad enough it takes about a minute for me to start feeling burning sensation closer to the bone (and that really sucks). I've developed an acute sense for the smell of burning flesh lol.
I feel your pain with the coil pack clearance issue. I made that mistake once, and my solution is the pedastal mount on the frame rail - no more hanging T6 turbos on the manifold bolts for me. You can swap the valve covers side to side and deal with PCV/vent hole, but you'll need an extenion on the filler to clear the brake booster, hydroboost or whatever you have to get oil in it. If you roll with that setup, then you've just made putting oil in the motor mission impossible with the added benefit of melting plug wires/boots.
I'm being somewhat of a wise *ss, but I'm allowed - it's my name 😉. Seriously though, I'd strongly encourage you to revamp that flange to provide for an extra inch of clearance to the fill/pcv and coil.
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