Nemesis8

Did you previously purchase a motor which is why you are sending it to Mazmart? If not then why not buy a motor from them?

 

It is a Mazmart engine. Remember the "Full Moon Sale"' they had awhile back? I nabbed up a Rick Engman reman motor. That is why Dan was giving me grief over the miles the motor will have on it traveling back and forth from Washington to Georgia - LOL

Rick is going to replace the housings and apex seals, and street port the irons.

 

It's easy enough to flare out the ends of the pipe to match....

 

^ Yep

Jim measured two pipes just a minute ago. One was 3.002" and the other was 3.005".

 

Flare the outboard end of the midpipe or tig and rod.

 

I'm sure you know more about it than me ....

 

Its metal, it moves

 

Gotta be close to a god to TIG a 1/4 inch gap closed.....

 

just lay enough multiple beads ....

 

Remember 3.262 - 3.002 = .260 then divide by 2 for the gap. So .130" at the most.

 

nemesis: thanks for posting pics of the davesport cat.
I'm really tempted now. damn you.

 

LOL...I'd still flare the pipe.....if you want a pretty weld it needs to be closer than that

 

I was just surprised that it doesn't come with proper fitting tapered ends of the appropriate tube sizes.

Sure you can flare, taper, etc. the pipe ends, but that's not the point. Sometimes things are more than they seem.

 

You of all people should know you get what you pay for

 

sometimes you have to pay to get what you want/need

 

Usually you have to pay more to get something that works best

Comeon Kev....we are getting bored here crapping on your thread

 

who is "we"?

 

The "crappers" as it seems

 

Sometimes you just have to learn to fabricate yourself.

 

Man, I have been kicking myself in the *** ever since that sale. That price was a steal.

 

Mark is King of the Fabricators..he just buys expensive parts

( and sells them to me cheap when he changes his mind )

 

LOL

Waiting on Engman to finish a turbo 13B for another customer.... I might be up next.

 

the man works all the time.
OD

 

Can't wait for this build to be done. I'm curious how much power that port job will give the Renny... Definately will have to have a NW meet when this is done!

 

You and me both bro