Header modification
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Topic: Header modification
Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Subject: Header modification
Date Posted: 30 August 2010 at 9:47am
239 easy steps in only 6 hours!  Step 1: Realize that you have a fitment "issue" (note header trying to go through trans)  Step 2: chop out wedges and bits   Step 3: Fab up insert bits from sheet metal and pipe   Step 4: Find that round pipe with dimples just don't conform to "D" ports shape  Step 6: Proceed to heat and beat pipe by hand until it cooperates.  Step 7 through 239: Proceed to weld, grind, reweld, regrind, until the pipes are smooth (which these aren't yet) then get it re-coated  Easy, right!  |
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Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 30 August 2010 at 10:24am
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That looked like fun :) You wanna build a set of headers for my 4.9? LOL. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Car-2-Lo
Date Posted: 30 August 2010 at 10:48am
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Tell us more... 
What project is that from ? |
Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 30 August 2010 at 11:37am
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That'd be from the clubs best worst kept secret. |
Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 30 August 2010 at 12:04pm
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Funny... ------------- Brian (Bassman) 86 GT Fastback 3.2L 2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive [IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png"> |
Posted By: Fiero308
Date Posted: 30 August 2010 at 3:55pm
| Boy that sure looks familiar......... Nice looking job Doc! |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 30 August 2010 at 6:46pm
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There's your answer, Johnny!
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Car-2-Lo wrote:
Posted By: Dawg
Date Posted: 31 August 2010 at 6:00pm
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God I've been there Bro.....tons of finicky adjustments and precision welding..... NOT easy for sure. This is one of the reasons our club is so great, the talent available to members for upgrades or just keeping her on the road is vast. You're one heck of a talented guy John. I'm impressed. Great job! DG ------------- You dream it up....I'll make it |
Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 25 October 2010 at 3:29pm
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Well, been a while so... Here's a quicky pic of the whole 'family' of pipes making up the whole exhaust system. Tell ya - it gives me an even greater level of respect for the exhaust shop guys that do this stuff day in day out - and they have to do it on a complete and assembled car! Everything below is now sitting at the coaters getting redone. Should look awesome when it's all back in place and tied together (there's a surprise attached to that BTW!).  All of the above (with the exception of the wifes shoe in the corner, and to an extent the headers) was hand fabbed, right down to the muffler. |
Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 26 October 2010 at 11:09am
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Wow - you step away from the computer for 15hrs to get a much needed nights sleep and look what happens.... (Now edited for political reasons ) - and this will be my last post on the whole project. |