ScrappyJ Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Outstanding work, Dave!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettecote Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Dave, beautiful work! On the headers, is that 1/4" O.D.? And did you bend them to get the curve, or did they come pre bent? thanks... Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp1839 Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) henry, thanks. chris, always a pleasure to hear from you my friend! dirk, thanks, buddy! joe, thanks! the tubing diameter i used was 5/16". scales up to 2.5" tubing. which is a little small but, as close as i could get. plastruct sells 90deg. and 45 dec. bends. for any of the bends that i couldn't use a pre-bend i either hand bent or used the fixture in one of the previous pics. i posted. for instance all of the bends used to make the collectors were bent in my fixture. i hope this answers your question. feel free to ask more. Edited March 18, 2014 by comp1839 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp1839 Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) just thought i'd throw this out there. i did made a set of headers from stainless steel one time. tig'd them up. they were such P.I.T.A. i never did them again. i dug one them out for viewing. the collector was made by heating the stainless tubing and pressing over a mandrel that i made. i have the mandrel somewhere. anyway,plastic tubing is soooo much easier to work with. i stopped trying to make stainless ones. Edited March 18, 2014 by comp1839 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettecote Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Thanks Dave for the info. Those stainless headers may have been a pain, but they sure are beautiful!!...Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpride Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Stainless is difficult to work with but it doesn't rust and polishes great. I make most of my suspension components from 316. 45% silver solder works great to join parts and if you flow it in rather than pile it on, it blends in to the parent metal. I have been wanting to try laser welding on some of the parts like brackets etc but I live too far from a company who will let me use their machine. Ever had any dealings with laser welding? Your rig is coming along great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interceptor Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 That stainless one is just a thing of beauty. WOW, fantastic craftsmanship. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurattraction Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) Meticulous work, Dave! Now - can you make the other side match??? LOL Edited March 18, 2014 by futurattraction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp1839 Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 joe, no problem on the info. one of the reasons i hang around. david, stainless is a very pretty metal. i love the luster it creates. too bad it is such a ball breaker to work with. haven't had the chance to get involved with any laser welding. closest we get to at work are some of our suppliers laser cut our stainless parts. mark, thanks a ton!!!! scott, there's a matching header somewhere in my basement. i happened to stumble onto this sunday night looking for a tool i misplaced. i can tell you there won't be a new pair any time in the near future!! hehe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Dave... you are a true craftsman... Holy Crapola on the Stainless headers.... Those are beautiful and am sure they were a pain in the butt to make....lol Love your work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp1839 Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 o.k. so,......i got one header in paint. weld beads are installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetra M Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 wow... i dont know what to say.. this is the best build i've ever seen in my life!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAT-T Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 MAN, THOSE WELD BEADS LOOK GREAT DAVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeard Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I second that those beads looks fantastic almost like they are the real weld beads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurattraction Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 A mini work-of-art, Dave... Superb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Dave.... fantastic work my friend. That header is gorgeous. Are you sure you didnt pull out the mini TIG welder out for those . Nice work buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatGuy Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 You never disappoint us Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettecote Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 WOW Dave!! Those are awesome! OK, another question...I see no one asked how you made the beads. Everyone else must know but me...lol. How was that done?...Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostreet Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 They turned out Great Dave, Glad you did the welds, really sets them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skypower Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Those look sweet. Another true artist on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp1839 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 chris, thank you! tom, glad you like it! henry, thanks! scott, thanks buddy! chris, how did you know about the mini tig? thanks my friend! dave, thanks. the photo was VERY cool buddy! joe, the welds are decals. you can get them here. http://www.archertransfers.com/ joe b. i'm glad too. thanks !! bob, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettecote Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Dave, thanks for the link. Those welds just pop at you! They actually look 3D. Do they have a texture?...Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp1839 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 joe, they are 3-d, so to speak. they have thickness. my understanding is they actually print a resin "eyebrow" so to speak onto a waterslide backing. they also make rivets, arc welds, louvers, all kinds of stuff in all kinds of scales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettecote Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Yes, I have heard of the rivets. Great stuff!...joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 well first of all thnx for sharing all those awsome progress pictures and explanations ... second .. i just can not put into words how incredible this looks ... just amazing to watch and better then any tv program or movie hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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