Hairspray, better clamps, removing the powder coat or ?

Coldswede · Post by **Coldswede** » Oct 24, 2012 10:02 PM

What is the best way to keep these two from coming apart?

Besides me keeping my foot out of it that is!

Martin in BellevueWA · Post by **Martin in BellevueWA** » Oct 24, 2012 10:33 PM

Fabricate aluminum pipe with beads to hold the couplings. I ended up with a band saw and bench sander piecing bends & reducers together. There's an older guy in Redmond that welds aluminum. You can place the recirculation bypass valve where you want it & make things tidy. I have only 3 couplings for my charge pipe & they don't pop anymore; the idle control valve is better spaced too. I also redid the intake pipe from the maf to the turbo; miller's pipe was 5" wide & hit both the engine & the frame. Customizing aluminum pipe this way is pretty fun, and you can drink beers in the garage.
The couple hundred dollars for the sander, band saw & aluminum, and ~ $45/hr for the welding are much cheaper than any shop.

clongo · Post by **clongo** » Oct 24, 2012 10:45 PM

Did you pick up another project? I don't remember you having a green car.

I had good luck with quality clamps and some hairspray to keep my old charge pipe setup together. I'm using tbolt clamps now and haven't had a issue.

turbodan · Post by **turbodan** » Oct 24, 2012 11:01 PM

You can roll the end of the red pipe over to create a bead. I just weld a small bead around the ends of pipes, but that would destroy the purty finish. It doesn't even need to go all the way around. About an inch of bead every 120 degrees around would be sufficient.

thespeedfactory · Post by **thespeedfactory** » Oct 24, 2012 11:07 PM

Take the red pipe to a mahine shop and have them flare the end or bead roll.

Many shops have a bead roller or a hydraulic flare machine.

Then get T-bolt clamps.

T_C_D · Post by **T_C_D** » Oct 24, 2012 11:54 PM

That stock bellow must be rock hard by now! Good job getting it running!

Coldswede · Post by **Coldswede** » Oct 25, 2012 12:33 AM

T_C_D wrote:That stock bellow must be rock hard by now! Good job getting it running!

Thanks, it runs like a screaming raped ape actually!

Bellow is newer and not hard.

Thanks everyone, I think there were some very good answers to the question.

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Oct 25, 2012 1:02 AM

He did not sell that car, did he?

Coldswede · Post by **Coldswede** » Oct 25, 2012 1:14 AM

No Chris, I'm just helping him with it.

Kyle in NO · Post by **Kyle in NO** » Oct 25, 2012 1:29 AM

That is an insanely cool car. Not another one like it on the planet. Good luck to both of you!

Post by **Brad D.** » Oct 25, 2012 10:11 AM

Bead roll, hairspray and a t-bolt clamp.

Post by **Nebraska_e28** » Oct 25, 2012 11:41 AM

Coldswede, is there a build thread somewhere I missed?

Post by **mooseheadm5** » Oct 25, 2012 12:16 PM

Brad D. wrote:Bead roll, hairspray and a t-bolt clamp.

Suspenders and a belt.

clongo · Post by **clongo** » Oct 25, 2012 12:35 PM

Nebraska_e28 wrote:Coldswede, is there a build thread somewhere I missed?

I'm wondering the same thing. We need moar infoz!!!!

Coldswede · Post by **Coldswede** » Oct 25, 2012 1:23 PM

It has been well documented here:

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=70338

And yes it is at least as nice as it looks in the pics!

Hit Man X · Post by **Hit Man X** » Oct 25, 2012 11:24 PM

Brad D. wrote:Bead roll, hairspray and a t-bolt clamp.

This.

Exact same thing I do on my 6.4 PSD.

demetk · Post by **demetk** » Oct 26, 2012 9:29 AM

Exhaust pipe and brackets welded to them to secure them.

DangerWillRbnsn · Post by **DangerWillRbnsn** » Nov 01, 2012 10:54 PM

Interesting... any reason you run no IC? I have a stock 745 IC for my setup, and wondering if it's a waste of time to mount and plumb it in.

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Hairspray, better clamps, removing the powder coat or ?

Hairspray, better clamps, removing the powder coat or ?