Forum: General Discussion
11-17-2023, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,481
Great tip
That's great.....sort of a manual version of pad stamping. I've used pad stamping for shallow forms and reliefs but depending upon the size and total area of the piece, I run out of press force for...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-10-2023, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,753
Car Shows Today
When I started going to car shows 45 years ago, the people sitting in lawn chairs next to them actually built them and did the work. Consequently, when you asked them how they acquired a hard to find...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
04-05-2023, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 2,001
Views: 2,260,087
Congrats
Congrats Jack. Well deserved and properly recognized.
Best,
Kelly
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Forum: Automotive Projects
02-02-2022, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 2,001
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Congrats on start up Jack.
Great vison, great excution Jack. Though anyone can look at the beauty of it, it takes someone who has done such work to really understand the magnitude of the accomplishment. Well done and congrats....
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Forum: Automotive Projects
12-27-2021, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 2,001
Views: 2,260,087
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Forum: Automotive Projects
11-18-2021, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 463
Views: 247,250
Best Customer Relationship
That must be the best customer to have, because it insures he's onboard but allows you artistic freedom and ability to use and exploit the skills of your choice, and produce something you're proud to...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
10-03-2021, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 503
Views: 293,318
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Forum: Automotive Projects
10-03-2021, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 503
Views: 293,318
Collectors and Heat Management
Not a fabricator alive that hasn't had to remake a part. Hadn't appreciated you have one flat and one conventional merge collector. Looks like the conventional merge has double wall slips and that...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
08-24-2021, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 503
Views: 293,318
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Forum: Automotive Projects
08-18-2021, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 2,247
Views: 4,359,076
Proof Test
Why not just remove it and hang weight on it for a proof test? I made a few similar cables for one of my machines and used a center punch to make an array of staked dents in the sleeve of the cable...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
08-12-2021, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 463
Views: 247,250
Exceptionally Nice
I usually like to see the engine but admittedly, mine are old and carbed and don't have all the stuff hanging on them that modern engines do and that cover is exceptionally well designed and...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
07-16-2021, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 503
Views: 293,318
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Forum: Automotive Projects
07-15-2021, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 463
Views: 247,250
Updates
I see Dane hasn't been around since April. Sure would like to see how this one has progressed.
Best,
Kelly
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Forum: Automotive Projects
07-12-2021, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 503
Views: 293,318
Once was lean but now I'm rich!
It's Burn's business but I would tell you, there must be some nominal clearance for a slip fit tube, or it will become a press fit, and on a tube that diameter, likely .003-.005 under the best of...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
07-11-2021, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 503
Views: 293,318
Potential Exh leak Induced ECU Error
It was 9 years ago and maybe his thinking has evolved a bit since, but back then he indicated the only solution was the dual walled slips, but I had already built stainless, triple step, equal length...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
07-09-2021, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 503
Views: 293,318
Joel, are those flat collectors just slips and...
Joel, are those flat collectors just slips and not welded to the primaries? The reason I ask, I had full merge slips on the 180s I made for my Pantera and they wreaked havoc with monitoring the...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
06-06-2021, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 2,247
Views: 4,359,076
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Forum: Automotive Projects
04-13-2021, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 2,247
Views: 4,359,076
Looks great Marcus. Just curious, are you...
Looks great Marcus. Just curious, are you planning raising any panels between the stakes or ribbing on the bed sides, similar to the rear of the cab? or leaving them flat?
Best,
Kelly
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Forum: Buck Building
04-20-2020, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,348
Mdf
It will not noticeably improve in this regard. Although you will get some modest penetration of the end surfaces, it's not much, but it is sufficient to work the surface finish on the thin skin for...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
03-14-2020, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 2,247
Views: 4,359,076
Bonnet Props
Very nice work as usual Marcus. I couldn't tell from the pictures if the prop rod is retained on both ends when the hood is open. As a fellow that owns several cars with simple hood/bonnet props,...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-06-2020, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 9,686
YouTube
If you search "Metal Bellows" and "Forming Metal Bellows" on YouTube there are examples of just about every process.
Best,
Kelly
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Forum: Automotive Projects
10-03-2019, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 2,001
Views: 2,260,087
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Forum: Automotive Projects
03-19-2019, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 2,001
Views: 2,260,087
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Forum: Automotive Projects
03-12-2019, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 2,001
Views: 2,260,087
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Forum: Automotive Projects
02-17-2019, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 2,001
Views: 2,260,087
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