Productive day in header fabrication land
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Hey guys,
Spent my last of the memorial day weekend cutting a bunch of tubing
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Here are some pics of the runners tac welded for fitment testing into the merge collector. Now I just need to get the flanges machined, weld/polish the tubing up completely and get the bolt tabs on
. The runners are equal length (26") to within a quarter inch after my initial measurements.
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Using 321 stainless mandrel u-bends along with a 321 stainless dual slip merge collector. Will be connected to the rest of my little project via v-band clamps.
Spent my last of the memorial day weekend cutting a bunch of tubing
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Here are some pics of the runners tac welded for fitment testing into the merge collector. Now I just need to get the flanges machined, weld/polish the tubing up completely and get the bolt tabs on
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![](http://www.auto-logic.biz/images/DSC01425.jpg)
![](http://www.auto-logic.biz/images/DSC01428.jpg)
![](http://www.auto-logic.biz/images/DSC01429.jpg)
![](http://www.auto-logic.biz/images/DSC01430.jpg)
Using 321 stainless mandrel u-bends along with a 321 stainless dual slip merge collector. Will be connected to the rest of my little project via v-band clamps.
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Originally posted by poorb0yw
Will be connected to the rest of my little project via v-band clamps.
Will be connected to the rest of my little project via v-band clamps.
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This one time....at band camp....
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Awesome work. Did you bend the tubing yourself? I can't imagine how much a mandrel bender like that would cost. I presume that is tig? I'd like to learn how to tig someday, but for now I'll keep perfecting my mig skills.
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Kary - Hehe yep. This is why I was kinda window shopping for race cats.
Chris - LOL. So when are the carbon products for our cars being released?
I don't think I 'll have time to mess with composites fabrication this summer.
Coleman - Thanks![Big Grin](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Mark - Thanks. I could only dream of having a mandrel bender to use at whim. I believe they are a few million for the machine itself. Then you have to buy the individual tooling.![EEK!](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
Yes the tacs are done with a Tig and the final welds will all be purge welded with a Tig. Using one just takes practice to learn the different temperature applications necessary for each material.
Chris - LOL. So when are the carbon products for our cars being released?
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Coleman - Thanks
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Mark - Thanks. I could only dream of having a mandrel bender to use at whim. I believe they are a few million for the machine itself. Then you have to buy the individual tooling.
![EEK!](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
Yes the tacs are done with a Tig and the final welds will all be purge welded with a Tig. Using one just takes practice to learn the different temperature applications necessary for each material.