Forum: Automotive Projects
02-16-2022, 05:42 PM
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Miura at new home
Well the Miura has now made the move to the new home.
https://www.allmetalshaping.com/picture.php?albumid=1195&pictureid=21174
I'm looking forward to when I'll be there full time and in a...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
02-16-2022, 05:39 PM
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Forum: Buck Building
01-13-2022, 12:23 AM
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Packing Up the Miura Station Buck
If you've been following the Miura build thread, you probably know I'm moving to a new state/town and thus everything in my workshop including the Miura project needs to get re-located. As part of...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
12-27-2021, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
11-22-2021, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,656
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Forum: Automotive Projects
10-18-2021, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
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Forum: Automotive Projects
10-18-2021, 10:59 AM
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Forum: Automotive Projects
10-16-2021, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
Header Fabrication – Second Header Completed
I’ve come to the conclusion that the people who build tuned length headers for a living must be of a different breed altogether. I’ve driven myself cross-eyed with fitting together all these...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
10-09-2021, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
Header Fabrication – Restart on Header Two (cont.)
To try to avoid repeating the situation where the completed header would not fit, I decided it worth the couple of hours work to put the engine/transaxle back into the chassis for another test fit. ...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
10-03-2021, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
Kelly: as before, your observations about...
Kelly: as before, your observations about potential issues are spot on. Thanks for the feedback!
I elected to stay with single slips on the flat collector as it won't have an O2 sensor downstream...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
10-02-2021, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
Header Fabrication – Restart on Header Two
As tough as it is to cut up a just fabricated part, I’m over it and busy remaking the front side header. My approach this time is to positively locate the collector position/orientation and then...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
10-02-2021, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
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Forum: Automotive Projects
09-30-2021, 10:11 PM
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Views: 175,688
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Forum: Automotive Projects
09-02-2021, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
Header Fabrication in 304SS (cont.)
One header down, one to go. I welded on the double slips, collector tabs, collector extension, and O2 bung.
https://www.allmetalshaping.com/picture.php?albumid=1195&pictureid=21073
And with...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
09-01-2021, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
Very tricky! I think it's the combination of...
Very tricky! I think it's the combination of various metal thicknesses at the butt weld joints from mandrel bending along with the base metal being stainless steel. I say this because the butt...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
08-30-2021, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
Header Fabrication in 304SS (cont.)
For the aft header, it was time to complete the full welds on the primary tubes. I ground out the tack welds on the slip joints to make adjustments for the warping from the initial welding. The...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
08-23-2021, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
Header Fabrication in 304SS (cont.)
I was warned that when SS mandrel bent tubes are welded they would warp/move often in seemingly random ways. This is even when the joints are tight and held with 4 good tack welds. I’m sure the...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
08-23-2021, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
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Forum: Automotive Projects
08-18-2021, 10:33 AM
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Views: 175,688
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Forum: Automotive Projects
08-15-2021, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
Header Fabrication in 304SS
After completing the header mockups, I had all the information needed to order up all the necessary U bends, double slip collector, Y pipe, V band clamps, and collector tabs in 304 stainless steel to...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
08-15-2021, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
Thanks for your words of encouragement Chris!
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Thanks for your words of encouragement Chris!
Now that I have motor mounts in place, it is possible to roll the chassis outside for that overall type picture. I'll try to get that done before the...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
08-12-2021, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
Shifter Installation
I had chosen a shifter made by Numeric Racing for use in the Miura. The shifter is designed for use in Porsches so there were a couple of quirks with the install involved in converting metric pickup...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
08-06-2021, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
Shift Linkage
Prior to fabricating the headers, I thought it smart to build out the shift linkage to ensure the space I had reserved for the linkage while mocking up the headers was actually going to be adequate. ...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
07-31-2021, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
Steve: Both valid concerns. The fan on this...
Steve: Both valid concerns. The fan on this Denso alternator is embedded inside the case. It appears to have flat fan blades which I think are made that way to support bi-directional rotation. My...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
07-28-2021, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 476
Views: 175,688
Alternator Mounting
So after figuring out a decent serpentine belt routing, it was time to fabricate alternator mounts. There are only M8 sized bolts on the engine top front, which aren’t all that big, so I had to...
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