homemade Flange material
well, I need a few honda D-series head flanges, and am having trouble sourcing them =/
I have contacted Cheapturbo.com, and they require a minimum order of 10, which I don't need that many (yet) So I figure a DIY-flange approach would be the way to go. Either way, I'm pretty new to this stuff, I just bought a MIG welder, to help me with my project(s) So the sky is the limit with what I can do. What material would be best to work with at home... 1/4" mild steel, or is that too thin? do I need 1/2"? is that something I could cut easily with either a Jigsaw, or a Sawzall and some Hole-Saws? Thanks for any help -Henry |
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1/2
i think pepole use bi-metal hole saws. that must take forever! |
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Yeah, that's what I'm sayin! it's gonna be a pain!
but I'll see what else I can find... maybe there's another company that can make me some! -Henry |
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i might be able to get one made for you. i am starting my manifold project.
im getting mine milled for free so ill see what he can do. mabey ill get like 5 or 10 done and see who needs em.. anyone interested? |
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I'll take a few, if the costs is resonable.
I would also go with 1/2 thick. Jeff |
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1/4" is a tad thin for a good flange.. look at cheapo headers compared to a good quality one's. The high end stuff allways uses at least 3/8 for flange material.. This is not so bad to drill with a bi metal holesaw. so long as you have a press and use alot of oil... machine work is a key as the ports are most likely not round and a transition needs to be hand machined with a die grinder.
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hey abaz. how wide should the flat bar be? 3" or 2 1/2"?
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:DI will take one..
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Yeah Shortyz, if you can get some made, I would def. take a couple...
-Henry |
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Originally Posted by shortyz
hey abaz. how wide should the flat bar be? 3" or 2 1/2"?
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