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Old Nov 25, 2004 | 04:15 PM
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Okay this is mearly an idea and if your on a really super cheap and super ghetto budget. Alright, there's a local junkyard/scrap metal yard that people bring like steel, iron, AL, and etc... Anyways, they have a dumpster full of the Garrett IC's from semi's and I was thinking of getting since they only charge for the per lbs of AL on those. I was thinking of getting one and since there so big to cut them down to cores since I could get like 4-5 good size fmic(custom coach or johnny racecar FMIC size) and don't laugh since I don't have access to someone who can weld AL or wanna pay to have someone weld new endtanks on them. Get ready for this one... make endtanks from fiberglass! I'd lay a couple of layers down and make a mold of it and then just mold it right to the IC core or does JB weld stick to fiberglass? i told you it was pretty low budget! How many PSI do you think the fiberglass endtanks would hold being molded onto the cores?
Old Nov 25, 2004 | 04:18 PM
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i really think you need to lay off them prescription drugs!

Hey arent you supposed to be hanging out wiht the family?

Old Nov 25, 2004 | 04:28 PM
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ok i have heard about people doing that but they dont use fiberglass on a ic and they dont jb weld that ---- they actually get it al welded, good way to make som profit off selling ic's and still get a chunky one for yourself
Old Nov 25, 2004 | 04:51 PM
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Use duct tape! My brother duct taped one of the charge pipes on his turbo saab and it held 9 psi!!!

Duct tape rules.
Old Nov 25, 2004 | 04:53 PM
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hell yeah i have done that before it holds pretty decent
Old Nov 25, 2004 | 07:45 PM
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My JB welded IC held 14psi then the endtanks blewoff and then it got ran over. :P This is SSL2k's and my HMT idea were gonna try to pull off. Thinking about taking off my bumper and just having that huge half semi IC and then mold on the sides of an old bumper onto it! Now that's a FMIC!
Old Nov 25, 2004 | 07:59 PM
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do it. fiberglass is stronger then AL for impacts and such.

itll work, just make sure u get good contact to the IC. and watch how much resin u use so it doesnt dribble into the core.

i like your idea, i fiberglassed tubes onto the plastic core of my audi IC.
Old Nov 25, 2004 | 08:10 PM
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That'd be sweet. Try it out, see how well it works, maybe I'll buy one from ya
Old Nov 25, 2004 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by stillnoturbo
My JB welded IC held 14psi then the endtanks blewoff and then it got ran over. :P This is SSL2k's and my HMT idea were gonna try to pull off. Thinking about taking off my bumper and just having that huge half semi IC and then mold on the sides of an old bumper onto it! Now that's a FMIC!
THIS idea is PIMP!!!!!
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