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Originally Posted by 57picupnewbie
Awesome build Jim. You have some mad skills. Keep the pics and ideas coming. Great job.  |
Pics, I have a ton of them... Most of my stuff is home fabricated stuff though.
I've got pics of the air filter housing loaded, let's play this out.
I got the idea of using the construction paper from Paul jr., It gives a realistic idea of the size and dimesions before cutting metal, or in this case, aluminum.
Once I cut the bottom plate I cut the upward fins. Thinking ahead I cut the slots in the bottom plate to match the interlocking tabs on the fins. Then using clamps and using angle iron I held the fins securely in place. The razor blade was placed there so the clamp wouldn't leave a mark in the softer aluminum.
My Tig welder took a crapper so I had to use a Mig spool gun. The propane torch I use to throw some heat to the welding area. The aluminum accepts and spreads the heat so fast when cold, I found by preheating the area the Mig welder is more consistant.
After fitting the fins to the bottom plate I was able to weld the fins from the bottom, now there is no weld to be seen when finished.
More to follow...