My fabrication thread

[viperlp01]

Well I am no longer apart of SIM. I wanted a change and going to focus on fabrication and more serious builds. I am finishing up a fuel cell install on a GVR4. He had a rusty fuel tank and wanted a fuel upgrade as well so we decided on doing a simple fuel cell setup. I used the factory mounts and built a bracket to hold the cell from the bottom and welding in support bars for the top to sandwich the cell and have support so he can still use the trunk.

Here are some pics

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[92AWDHX40]

Nice work john what kind of fuel cell is that.

 

[Lofty]

Looks good. Sorry to hear about SIM. Send me a text sometime.

 

[viperlp01]

I made a manifold for a local guy. Had a weird T3 with a DSM o2 housing flange so it was put in a weird spot. I had to make a super low merge collector.

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[Mishimoto]

Awesome stuff!

 

[dsmcrzy]

I really like that fuel cell idea!!

Nice job on everything!!

 

[dexterholland04]

Looking good, John! I'm sure you'll go far with what you're setting out to do. Good luck!

-Will

 

[nfernotalon]

Bad ass fuel cell what would be your price for something like that?

 

[viperlp01]

Thanks guys. I have some other things in line that I am pretty excited to make. This car is getting a custom downpipe and a intercooler setup. My buddy from up north is getting a forward facing S362. That Galant is getting some MAJOR work done to it this winter. Pretty stoked!

 

[viperlp01]

Well I got the downpipe done for the spyder. He just wanted it connected to the exisiting exhaust system so I made it work. Here are some pics. I start the FF manifold tomorrow. Have to wait on the intercooler stuff to show up for the spyder.

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Started on the FFM for Boomer. I made a jig so I can make my own merge collectors. Here are some pics

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Boomers Turbo with the new BEP .70ar housing

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A little hardware picture

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[Boomdeeze]

You do some sick work!!! Everything is looking great. Gonna be tight up against the hood by the looks of that runner.

 

[viperlp01]

I made sure the hood closes but she is damn tight! I hope to have it done tomorrow.

 

[hurricanecris24]

Are you using someone else's car to build the manifold? Thought your car was red.

 

[viperlp01]

Haha ya. Boomers car is red and like 500 miles away from me in Michigan. Same car that I built the first manifold for but he is upgrading his intercooler so I had the time and the car to build Boomers setup on it.

 

[Boomdeeze]

As long as it closes it should be good. Keep me updated and gonna be sick.

 

[Purple_Demon]

Awesome work bro! Nice job on that weird looking manifold, looks top notch.

 

[viperlp01]

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[Boomdeeze]

Dam man that thing is freaking sick!!!! I can't wait to put that baby on my car.

 

[92gvr488]

Awesome work. I've never seen an attempr at a manifold of that caliber and style... You make my brain flow with idea's. I know now some of the idea's I've had in the past aren't impossible...

 

[viperlp01]

I think I am going to make a jig for this manifold. It is difficult to make but works great for larger frame turbos especially in BEP housings.

 

[viperlp01]

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Moving into my new job. We will be supporting vendors on here offering some bad ass engines and fabrication.

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[Rsawd95dsm]

Where is the new garage gonna be located? Gonna try real hard to make it down there this year before the snow flies!

 

[99gst_racer]

Where is the new garage gonna be located?

Plainwell.

 

[Rsawd95dsm]

Plainwell.

Hellyea! way closer than K-Zoo, Do you know where abouts in Plainwell Paul?

 

[99gst_racer]

They're in town, about a 1/2 mile from the main intersection.