Weekend progress report:
Work is friggin' crazy right now, not sure if I'll get any time in the garage this week. Taking a vacation day Friday to retrieve AK1 from campus, and Saturday we fly to DC to get my new daily.
What's the new ride?
In reply to bluej (Forum Supporter) :
2010 E92 328i, RWD, manual, sport, cold, no iDrive, black on black, 72k.
back story: in 2003 my buddy bought a new Mazda6 and I bought his 1996 Probe GT. Then in 2010 he bought this E92 CPO with 5k, and I bought his Mazda6. I've been bugging him for a few years about falling behind schedule, and about a month ago he said "it's time." He's lived within a couple blocks of the Pentagon City Metro since 2010 so the car has mostly been in the parking garage. Dealer service since new, clean PPI, new PS4's, aftermarket 16" rims with winters. Given how good the 224k N52 in my E60 runs, I'm pretty confident that this much simpler car will be a good ride for several years to come. Gonna lose the front plate and black out the grille and call it good.
Dang, that's a pretty car. Good plan having the buddy doing all the depreciating for you!
Cudos on the bimmer............how easy will it be to change plugs, or this view is deceiving?
Dang! Nice score Patrick!!!
BTW-two weeks in on my second shot so if you need an extra set of hands for projects I'm available.
In reply to 759NRNG :
Plug changes will be magically delicious:
In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :
Oh man. When I thought it couldn't get better
This build makes me think a mid engine '68 Impala would be a good idea.
Or a Chevelle or a Malibu? How about with Tornado running gear? ;)
Finally back at the welding table:
both secondary collectors are cut and welded. Next step is to tack secondary pipes to primary collectors, then make final adjustments and start finish-welding them together.
I lurk too much and never comment.That's bad ass. As is the rest of this build.
Dang those are looking good! I don't remember reading it, but what material are the tubes? Or just a mix of whatever you could get?
Those are BEAUTIFUL
In reply to maschinenbau :
Flanges are mild steel, traded for a 750 of Jim Beam. Primary tubes scavenged from a $20 set of once-chrome "street stock" long tubes. I did break down and buy a couple mild steel J + 90 bends from Speedway. Will be making my own megaphone collectors by taking pie cuts lengthwise out of a tube that is the intended exit diameter.
In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :
Sweet! Perfect timing because I'm about to make a lake header cone using the same method. I might watch you try it first 
Are you trying to get an 'A' from the shop teacher?
In reply to 759NRNG :
i think I'll get an A for effort...
Notice how us dumb builder types overdue everything?
Im sure there are very few in other vocations that do so much that will never be seen. Good work though!
I took a stab at megaphone/cone fab last night and thought of you. It's an incredibly difficult way to ruin every hose clamp you own, but it is feasible. Good luck with yours. I recommend the really beefy screw/nut style hose clamps. That's the only one that didn't die.
In reply to maschinenbau :
I wonder if a knife forge, or something similar, would help to soften the metal enough to allow you to bend it easier. Or would it just pour enough heat into the piece that you wouldn't be able to get a clamp around it easily?
In reply to maschinenbau :
Dang, that's a looooooong cut!
In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :
3"D to 1.5"D x 28"L
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