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| posted on 14/5/06 at 09:43 AM |
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Originally posted by Krismc
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...Nat, top job.
yea and the rest... i think thats bloody brilliant, i think you should do a how too course in ya garage £25 for a days course 
how about it??
PS i have a doner vehicle
Learn How To Weld A Car For £250
I'll get mi coat
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NS Dev
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| posted on 14/5/06 at 09:57 AM |
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Originally posted by mark chandler
Really neat and tidy, hours of pleasure doing that.
Please can you let me know the order that you approached the construction, i.e. which parts you made first and the order of assembly ?
Cheers Mark
You've hit the nail on the head there Mark, the order of assembly is the key, as is a good belt linisher and an abrasive chop saw!!
Basically, trick number one is make the longest pipe first, then put loops in the others the get the lengths equal.
trick number two is to get pairs of 30 degree bends made, to make the tubular collectors from. Cut the bends acrossways and lengthways in such a way
as you can weld them together to form the collector. weld the centre of the join together from inside the collector, pref with back gas on the outside
(thanks Paul G!!) and then weld the edge parts from the outside. The Simpson exhausts website has some good pics of welded collectors to get ideas
from!!
On my manifold, pipes 1-4 are the same length as are 2-3, but there's a slight difference between the two. I thought this a problem but then I
measured some race manifolds and found them just the same! It will spread the torque a bit anyway and the main extraction is from 1-4 and 2-3 anyway.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 14/5/06 at 10:16 AM |
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NIce job there mate... Looks better than alot of the pro jobbies!!!!
Shame i bought my manifold.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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andylancaster3000
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| posted on 14/5/06 at 11:15 AM |
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Edit on my first post on this thread, so now I don't look like a goon!
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the_fbi
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| posted on 14/5/06 at 11:18 AM |
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Originally posted by NS Dev
I bought the new TIG that I have been rattling on about for £525 9 days ago,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Seems a good price, what did you get, from where?
And that included the torch, leads, regulator etc?
Stunning job btw, better than the one on my Megablade wich was either KCW or Westfields attempt.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 14/5/06 at 11:49 AM |
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Mmmm nice work Nat
Amazing what a bit of time, patience and practice can acheive! 
Keep up the good work.
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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MikeR
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| posted on 14/5/06 at 03:51 PM |
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I'd just like to say having seen it, its not that nice, in fact its rather poor. Personally i think you'd be better off going to a
professional to get one.
Right, thats the queue of people wanting an exhaust sorted out. Nat, seeing as you're not too busy, any chance of sorting me out an exhaust so i
can stop p*ssing about with flywheels and starter motors?
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Lawnmower
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| posted on 14/5/06 at 05:20 PM |
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Looks good!
quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
Really neat and tidy, hours of pleasure doing that.
Please can you let me know the order that you approached the construction, i.e. which parts you made first and the order of assembly ?
Cheers Mark
keith tanner's book on building a seven type car with an mx5 doner has a chapter on this as well.
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Peteff
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| posted on 14/5/06 at 05:22 PM |
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What's pround?
Nice job Nat Wait till you get the hang of it, there'll be no stopping you.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Fred W B
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| posted on 14/5/06 at 05:41 PM |
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Very nice piece of work Nat - Seems you are going to have to give up the day job now.
You have convinced me I'm going to have to buy an inverter sooner or later.
Cheers
Fred W B
[Edited on 14/5/06 by Fred W B]
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bob
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| posted on 14/5/06 at 06:07 PM |
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Nat
Very impressive work as is the rest of your build,you should be proud too
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Simon
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| posted on 14/5/06 at 08:45 PM |
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Originally posted by NS Dev
Simon, when you TIG ally (well, when I tig ally!) how do I stop the filler rod melting due to proximity to the arc, while still keeping it in the gas
between dips!!????
I've been playing but it seems that I keep balling up the end of the filler rod and it gets black scum on it between dips, which buggers up the
weld.
Any pointers??
Ask someone who knows what they're doing My ally welding is limited to about two feet so far Though I had another go today and had much
better results than last time. I watched what was happening() and just fed in the rod as quikly as it needed it. The other thing to bear in mind (re
ally) is that the stuff I've been welding is quite thick (plenum). Gonna try some thin stuff this week. Need to make a boot
ATB
Simon
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Phil. S
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| posted on 14/5/06 at 08:54 PM |
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I think the manifold on my XE is the original manifold modified for rear wheel drive, so not that great. I'd definitely be interested in one of
yours when you have time, and if you have the inclination. I just love bonnet exit manifolds, and your looks superb!
"The unexamined life is not worth living" (Socrates)
"The unlived life is not worth examining" (Kopp)
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NS Dev
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| posted on 14/5/06 at 10:43 PM |
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Cheers Phil!
Now at least I know what bends I need for an XE manifold now! To be honest not that many. Think there were about 14 used in total (I bought 27!!)
If you haven't bought one from elsewhere by the time I have some time to spare I'll look into doing one for you!
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retro car restoration and tuning
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wildchild
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| posted on 15/5/06 at 07:50 AM |
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pretty damn good.
hmm, time to start saving for a tig setup...
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muzchap
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| posted on 15/5/06 at 11:50 AM |
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Nice work Nat
I just got my exhaust on as well - looks like we're pretty even on the build
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ned
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| posted on 15/5/06 at 11:57 AM |
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good job nat, wish i had the time and space to get the kit and learn myself - guess i'm too impatient!
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Phil. S
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| posted on 15/5/06 at 12:10 PM |
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If you haven't bought one from elsewhere by the time I have some time to spare I'll look into doing one for you!
Cheers. Just let me know when you are ready.
"The unexamined life is not worth living" (Socrates)
"The unlived life is not worth examining" (Kopp)
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