8052JZ's NA-T Build
12-14-13, 06:54 PM
#437
Thanks fellas. Hopefully tomorrow I can get her started for the first time again! We finished the down pipe and midpipe today and will be starting the rest tomorrow as well.
Sense the vibrant muffler is 5" OD, we decided its best to place it in the very back where the mufflers usually go. So ill
Be ordering another one of those mufflers for the rear. There's just not enough ground clearance with the 5" od muffler being under the car by the drive shaft and in front of the diff. Pics to follow later on!
Sense the vibrant muffler is 5" OD, we decided its best to place it in the very back where the mufflers usually go. So ill
Be ordering another one of those mufflers for the rear. There's just not enough ground clearance with the 5" od muffler being under the car by the drive shaft and in front of the diff. Pics to follow later on!
12-16-13, 08:12 AM
#438
So never got around to try and start the car this weekend. After the downpipe and midpipe where completely welded, the angle slightly changed so the midpipe had to be tweaked. Took me a while to figure out what to do but I fixed it and fitment is perfect now. Leveled out with the car and tucked up as much as it could.
My buddy with more experience did most of the welding
vband welds that I did
My buddy with more experience did most of the welding
vband welds that I did
Last edited by 8052JZ; 12-16-13 at 08:22 AM.
12-16-13, 08:36 AM
#441
proefi ftw! its worth it but that's why I went with the v2 I already had everything wired for the v2 plus gauges and what not so that's why my decision was to stay AEM. Would have taken me longer to sell off the AEM things anyway.
12-17-13, 10:21 AM
#445
That's a Lincoln Precision 225 Tig using 100% argon Gas like most Tig welders do. The smaller bottle is for my Mig Welder that uses 75% argon 25% CO2. When we welded the the dp/mp we used the 75/25 mix for "back gassing" the stainless welds. This helps the welds to look like the outside welds with no splurge or what ever you want to call it and gives it a better over all weld.
12-19-13, 08:00 AM
#448
I thought i would take a few shots of the midpip under the car this morning for you folks. The rear part of the midpipe is slanting down because its not supported yet. It will be level all the way across after everything is done.
I tucked the 4" up as close to the body as possible and I'm also going to look into putting some sort of heat barrier on the chassis to help heat oft it..
I tucked the 4" up as close to the body as possible and I'm also going to look into putting some sort of heat barrier on the chassis to help heat oft it..
