progplastic Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Does anyone know the best way to make over the frame headers for gassers? How about an aftermarket that makes them in resin? the ones from the Mpc'57 chevy gasser style are what i'm looking for.. Thanks, Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluhead Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 (edited) They're not too hard to make. I made these from residential wiring stripped down to the bare copper line. The collector is just a piece of aluminum tubing crimped down around the tubes. I'll be making another set for my '57 Ford here soon, but this time I'll be using aluminum armature wire that you can get at any good crafting store. The way I figure it, I'm going to have to alter any kit or resin headers to fit me specific application anyway, so why go through the hassle when I can just make them.The key is to have anything that can get in their way in place (temporarily) so I can see exactly how I need to route them. Drill holes into the heads, cut some flanges out, bend 'em up and crimp on the collector. Not much different than the process for making real ones. If nobody else offers up some good in progress pics before I get to my Ford, I'll be happy to take pics as I go and write up a little tute. Edited February 26, 2013 by Gluhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Wow Gluehead, those look great !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Helferich Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Nice headers! And an injected W motor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
progplastic Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 Thanks Gluehead. I have made a few out of solder that looked "ok". I drill corisponding holes in the cylinder head, take four equil lengths of solder guel them at one end to make it a square shape. Then i proced to bend and rout them into the heads from the unglued end. I use polyolfin heat shrink tubing to use at the glued end to make the collector. I just put a piece of round stock aluminum in the other end of the tubing and butt it up against the squared end of solder beore i heat shrink it. Then I spray paint the whole thing before i glue them into the head.They never seem to look as good as how you made yours. Nice job..i am definitley gonna steal your idea. thanks again...Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluhead Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Thanks, guys. Jim, sounds like you've got the process down fine, just need a little more patience to take it where you want them. The only suggestions I can make is in the area of materials. I've done them with solder and heat shrink before, myself, and struggled with the finished piece. I used house wire on this set because that's what I had on hand aside from solder that was the right size...and got lucky that it worked out well. But I'll tell ya, that stuff was hard as nails to get the bends to flow! The aluminum armature wire I mentioned is more stable than the solder but much more workable than the copper. The aluminum was more tedious to work into shape than the heat shrink, but it allowed for far more finishing, and I think that's what made all the difference for me. Good luck with 'em, and show us how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Styrene rod with a bit of tub'n. I like to bend the rod cold then set it with a heat source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Really nice, J2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
progplastic Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Man, you guys build some nice stuff on here.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Ck out plastruct. Scroll down to page 15. I'm anxious to see someone use these! Would go together just like a 1:1 header kit. http://www.plastruct.com/picat/TUBING_FITTINGS_9.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest G Holding Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Ck out plastruct. Scroll down to page 15. I'm anxious to see someone use these! Would go together just like a 1:1 header kit. http://www.plastruct.com/picat/TUBING_FITTINGS_9.pdf Do you mean pg 35 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 They are really easy to build from solder. Only those collectors are causing me trouble, but the Headers turned out okay on this one. First I drilled holes for the Headers, glued solder there and after that I just started to bend them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
progplastic Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Cool lookin 4 door gasser..what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I just checked, and I dont have a page 35. The bends I was looking at are page 15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest G Holding Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 OK...your link shows ppgs 20 - 38....I will go to the web site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Cool lookin 4 door gasser..what is it? It's '59 Simca Vedette Gasser. Resin body made by Air Trax with Miss Deal Studebaker chassis. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=65034 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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