Time for more air... 71mm vgt & 86mm S510

[Dzchey21]

Thanks tomorrow and Friday I hope to have the welding and fabrication done so I can ship everything off to be coated

 

[redracer62]

the down pipe looks sweet in the wheel well like that! will it hit the cab or the frame when the engine moves?

 

[Charles]

Make sure there's enough room between the exhaust and the frame/body, otherwise under power you'll get a nasty vibration when the engine flexes over and things start getting together.

Looks like you've about got that thing licked.

 

[Dzchey21]

I have everything spaced pretty well there is 3/4 inch between the frame and down pipe and a little less between the cab but the way the engine torques it should hit the frame first. It may take some tweaking to get it perfect but I'm satisfied with the clearance at the moment

 

[Charles]

I have everything spaced pretty well there is 3/4 inch between the frame and down pipe and a little less between the cab but the way the engine torques it should hit the frame first. It may take some tweaking to get it perfect but I'm satisfied with the clearance at the moment

Cool. I just wanted to throw that out there. I know I sometimes get all "zoomed in" on one part of something and forget about other aspects. Relative movement is a common one to bite you in the ass if you lose focus on the bigger picture for a second.

Looks pretty good man.

 

[Dzchey21]

yes and i appreciate the thought, im sure im forgetting stuff as is, which is why im updating the thread even with the little progress that i am making, i dont want to overlook a step. Going to try and get the hot pipe done tonight and hopefully shipped out for coating before the weekend

 

[SEABEE08FX4]

Did you get a chance to take any pictures of the LP mount and the oil drain?

 

[Dzchey21]

not yet on the oil drain, and i am going to remove the cp3 one more time to get a picture of the mount hopefully this weekend

For tonight i got the hot pipe fab'd up, took forever to make the flang ends work, what a pain, anyway here it is, got lots of clean up work to do no doubt

I also learned the proper way to sharpen lawn mower blades LOL

 

[Spatel23]

LOL

 

[motoxracer42]

looks really good bud. i wish i was closer. we could tig weld all of it lol.

 

[Heavyhaul]

not yet on the oil drain, and i am going to remove the cp3 one more time to get a picture of the mount hopefully this weekend

For tonight i got the hot pipe fab'd up, took forever to make the flang ends work, what a pain, anyway here it is, got lots of clean up work to do no doubt

I also learned the proper way to sharpen lawn mower blades LOL

lawn mower blades? Lol. Got to pay to play.

 

[Dzchey21]

I have a nice Miller 250dx syncrowave welder

 

[Dzchey21]

That was my dads project lol.

 

[PTSUPERD]

Glad to see it coming together! You're almost there buddy!

 

[SEABEE08FX4]

Awesome, your making it look easy but at least I have a path to follow lol.

 

[Dzchey21]

Awesome, your making it look easy but at least I have a path to follow lol.

Ill post a link to a flange u should get to feed your s480 it will make the connection much easier

 

[Powerstroked162]

Looking good stepbro!!

 

[Hotrodtractor]

Less chatting - more welding. :swordfight:


(You can give me the same kind of grief over the '79 as soon as my auction is over LOL)

 

[SEABEE08FX4]

Ill post a link to a flange u should get to feed your s480 it will make the connection much easier

T-6?

 

[Matt]

Engineered diesel makes a 3.5" to t6 adapter that is slicker than ****, and it doesn't have to oval or anything.