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08-08-2007, 01:51 PM

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staticchmbr

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Re: dirty cheap log manifold

there was a nice old school hardware store around here that closed down...and got replaced by an ACE hardware. instead stuff is now more expensive..

08-08-2007, 04:06 PM

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Re: dirty cheap log manifold

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Originally Posted by reactone

Did you preheat the cast before welding,or did you just go for it? Looks good, can't beat the price!

Nah I just welded it.

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Originally Posted by lkailburn

nice job

looks like your ground down the T fitting welds a lot. hopefully you didn't take away from the weld strength

-Luke

I put large bevels, or chamfers on the edges of the T's and elbows where they met so there was a nice groove to fill with weld. There tons of weld left on there. Most of what I ground away wouldn't have affected strength at all.

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Originally Posted by chris

hme depot doesnt sell anything worth a damn for hmt stuff. Hit up the old school hardware stores much more specialized and have old men who actually ahve a clue what is going on

Yeah speaking of old guys there's this one old dude that works at my HD in plumbing and always pesters me but doesn't know dick. I'm just thinking "you don't want to know what I'm up to buddy"

08-08-2007, 04:50 PM

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Re: dirty cheap log manifold

Awesome job, the collector looks a tad on the small side, but that turbo probably has a small inlet on the turbine, so it probably doesn't matter.

08-09-2007, 01:21 AM

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Re: dirty cheap log manifold

i love it bringn back the HMT'ness

08-09-2007, 05:52 PM

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Homedepotmade manifold. Good ---- man.

08-09-2007, 06:00 PM

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Re: dirty cheap log manifold

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Awesome job, the collector looks a tad on the small side, but that turbo probably has a small inlet on the turbine, so it probably doesn't matter.

yeah exactly. The "collector" pipe was 1.5 black iron. the scroll on the turbo was about 1.5" also.

08-13-2007, 12:17 AM

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Re: dirty cheap log manifold

I just noticed how tight the space is for the nuts to fit in. Did it take forever to bolt it onto the head?

Other than that, manifold looks good for the money spent.

08-13-2007, 01:57 AM

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I just noticed how tight the space is for the nuts to fit in. Did it take forever to bolt it onto the head?

Other than that, manifold looks good for the money spent.

Hahaha...trust me, the middle nut usually sucks to try and get on. Oh, and have fun with the dipstick in the center there.

Seeing you basicly copied the one I made last year, do yourself a favor...take the stud out of the head that ends up between those 2 T's, and grind the head down on a 12mm head bolt and use that instead. You should still be able to get a wrench on it, and if you're lucky you might just be able to use the dipstick the way it's supposed to be lol.

08-13-2007, 06:11 PM

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Re: dirty cheap log manifold

Yeah I haven't bolted it up yet, I've been busy fabbing up and exhaust system which I will be taking some pics of and posting. Came out really good.

I figured I'd have a problem with the dipstick. I'll probably bend the tube back a little bit or something.

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take the stud out of the head that ends up between those 2 T's, and grind the head down on a 12mm head bolt and use that instead. You should still be able to get a wrench on it, and if you're lucky you might just be able to use the dipstick the way it's supposed to be lol.

Thanks for the heads up man! What's the pitch on the exhaust studs BTW? 12mm x 1.25?