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Jun 5, 2008 | 01:48 AM

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EricW

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Re: making an intake manifold

Nice work!

Jun 5, 2008 | 11:48 PM

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Big J

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Re: making an intake manifold

got the hole cut for the throttle body, need to drill and tap the mounting holes, tabs to bolt fuel rail to, holes for vac lines, and resurface the flange and TB mounting points

Jun 6, 2008 | 10:45 AM

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Re: making an intake manifold

welds look good.

Jun 6, 2008 | 10:12 PM

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Big J

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Re: making an intake manifold

we'll just call it done, with the exception of drilling and tapping for vac fittings, and smoothing the TB inlet taper some more

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Jun 7, 2008 | 10:13 AM

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Re: making an intake manifold

I'll paypal the first person that can find thick walled (.120+) mandrel bent aluminum tubing for sale on the internet $1 :P

Jun 7, 2008 | 09:58 PM

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Re: making an intake manifold

http://www.wagnercompanies.com/Elbow...ns_for_Pi.aspx

any radius from 1" and up 3/4 to 1 1/2 some in 2" diameter, aluminum, mild and stainless

I took me forever to find mandrel bent thick walled aluminum pipes