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Old 06-05-2008, 01:48 AM
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Nice work!
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Old 06-05-2008, 11:48 PM
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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
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Old 06-06-2008, 10:45 AM
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welds look good.
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Old 06-06-2008, 10:12 PM
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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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Old 06-07-2008, 10:13 AM
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I'll paypal the first person that can find thick walled (.120+) mandrel bent aluminum tubing for sale on the internet $1 :P
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Old 06-07-2008, 09:58 PM
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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

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Old 06-08-2008, 08:28 PM
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Where did you get the velocity stack things you welded onto the plate? How much were they?
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Old 06-08-2008, 09:02 PM
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this is the best place i know of
http://www.rossmachineracing.com/intakepartspage.html
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Old 06-08-2008, 09:40 PM
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thats some nice work, time to mass produce
but looks like they have no 2.5" unless we can custom order it?
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Old 06-14-2008, 12:04 PM
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