29-01-2019, 01:18 AM
(This post was last modified: 29-01-2019, 01:29 AM by jansens.
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I was going to weld mine mainly because I recently got a TIG and need and excuse to learn to use it! I have some 1 inch thin wall pipe, galvanised but I will strip that off before welding. For bending I was going to make some formers from hardwood to bend around. I might need to do the fill the pipes with sand trick but when making my body frame I was able to bend that tube fine with nothing but a hole in a block of wood and it worked ok.
I was going to try the four straight pipes coming out then curving into a tapered collector. I know it's not the most efficient but its easier for me to try to make as a first go and it will suit the car and work with the body style I have. And I can make it all in one flat plane with simple bends rather than trying to work out some complicated 3D shape as a first attempt. I really just need something I can use when I first try to start the car.
What diameter should the outlet be? About 30mm?
This sort of thing (from this page https://www.speedwellengineering.com/news/page/2/):
Also I got an answer to my bolts question (thanks David). They are special bolts, will order those tonight.
Simon
I was going to try the four straight pipes coming out then curving into a tapered collector. I know it's not the most efficient but its easier for me to try to make as a first go and it will suit the car and work with the body style I have. And I can make it all in one flat plane with simple bends rather than trying to work out some complicated 3D shape as a first attempt. I really just need something I can use when I first try to start the car.
What diameter should the outlet be? About 30mm?
This sort of thing (from this page https://www.speedwellengineering.com/news/page/2/):
Also I got an answer to my bolts question (thanks David). They are special bolts, will order those tonight.
Simon