Your most recent welding pics

[Sirnixalot]

Let me clarify. The scatter shield being so close to the compressor inlet. Easiest way out I see is a 45* bend welded directly to the inlet

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Rather cut the skatter shield like a small triangle like i have drawn on the pic.

 

[____Kurt____]

Lookin better each weld I think... Finally finished the IC piping.

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[Archer Fabrications]

Edit: so i have to cut the scatter sheild also cause fp intake isnin the way, got the compressor cover to fit but i need to take more off . Bummer.

 

[compression]

Wow thats nice kurt. Take a video next time you weld two ic popes together i cant find one anywhere. What settings did you use?

 

[____Kurt____]

Thanks but I'm not happy with the inconsistency. As long as it holds for now I guess ha. Yea I forgot to get video of me welding this up and I was in a time crunch pretty bad so I couldn't even take my time welding this stuff. 30 min for lunch and that's it. I think it would look better if I had my own setup at home and could take all weekend to weld it . The settings were about 80% cleaning I think ( Lincoln only has a knob with words) and amperage was 160 but not floored so I can't even tell you that accurately. I will try to grab a vid this week for you.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

I finished my dump tube, tacked o2 housing and welded a vband to the down pipe, no pix of down pipe cause phone died

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Just tacked together, purging this bi*** is gonna be hard not sure how sugaring occured on just tacks too at 39 amps. The vbands and o2 bung are tacked on. But indont have pix of that right now.

 

[____Kurt____]

Hey looks good. I love me some pie! You shoulda ran some pie cuts for the waste gate dump. That's what I'm going to do

 

[ed1380]

How do you do the pie cuts? Do you just do a bunch of random cuts and start piecing them together?

What thickness is that?

 

[Archer Fabrications]

It's 16g stainless it's from vibrant. The pie cuts need to be the tightest radius bend possible.

Pretty much put your pipemin a miter saw or chop saw and make 10-15* cut then rotate 180 and cit again.

 

[Gamble97]

The length of each cut the same? So only the first cut of the pie has a straight side and all other pieces have angles on both ends?

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Correct, they are not all the same size i didn't have a stop to insure equal length, i tried to make the inside corner as small as possible.

 

[snapc3]

The length of each cut the same? So only the first cut of the pie has a straight side and all other pieces have angles on both ends?

You can use a cut off piece of wood as a stop to make them all the same length. The first and last pieces should have a straight cut one one side to match the next tube it connects to.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

A stop on a chop saw won't worj cause you need it super small, unless you create a jug of some sort. I welded te o2 housing didn't purge and sugared the whole inside..... Grinder time! I eded up warping the down pipe vband a little but i think as the exhaust heats up and if the clamp is tight enough it might work itself to seat all the way. I ended up putting another bend in my dump pipe and polished it.

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I ran out of argon before i could weld the turbine vband. I'm. Not gonna give you the satisfaction of seeing the o2 housing fully welded cause i was scrambling to finish on a tank with only 500psi left. They dont look good and i couldent purge but it will be wrapped in heat wrap and tucked away

I'm worried about warping this one because i usually welded it clamped directly to the turbine housing off te car, since everything is installed again I'll have to make due with clamping it to a female piece that has nothing welded to it. Hope no warpage.

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Ground down welds and polished.

 

[imagine-02]

Sorry if this is a bad thread to ask this in, but I didn't think it was worth starting a new one.
I've been using a MIG for years and now I'm going to be getting TIG soon. I think I'm set on getting a Miller Syncrowave 200.
Anyway, my question is, what all should I get with it for accessories and gases? I plan on welding Aluminum intercooler piping, aluminum exhaust, stainless exhaust, and stainless/mild exhaust manifolds.

Love everyones fab work on here! You guys do way more custom stuff than most other car guys.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Get a dynasty 200dx, synchrowave is huuggeeeeeee dynasty does everything synchrowave does but is lunch box size.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

On a seperate note, laugh away

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Mind you i was rushing cause the argon was almost out. And it did run out ahortly after leaving me one un welded vband to the turbine

The inside is worse than the outside, but I'll rock it.

 

[Gamble97]

Sorry if this is a bad thread to ask this in, but I didn't think it was worth starting a new one.
I've been using a MIG for years and now I'm going to be getting TIG soon. I think I'm set on getting a Miller Syncrowave 200.
Anyway, my question is, what all should I get with it for accessories and gases? I plan on welding Aluminum intercooler piping, aluminum exhaust, stainless exhaust, and stainless/mild exhaust manifolds.

Love everyones fab work on here! You guys do way more custom stuff than most other car guys.

HTP 221. Best welder for the price out there. Hands down.


Urban- looks good. Wish I had as much time to weld and cut as you

 

[Archer Fabrications]

I'm in a between semesters break

 

[all_motor_mike]

made this manifold this past weekend for a qr25de nissan engine.....

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mike

 

[Archer Fabrications]

You make it look so easy, and i know from experience... It's NOT!

 

[____Kurt____]

Hey mike, I am assuming you had the motor in the car when you mocked up the piping?

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Its a nissan!

 

[all_motor_mike]

Hey mike, I am assuming you had the motor in the car when you mocked up the piping?

no, why do u ask though?


mike

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Check if it clears everything probably?