NS Dev
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:19 AM |
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Been making manifolds again!
Not for a locost, but an XE that I'm putting in a Kadett C Coupe that we've been rebuilding for a customer, thought you might like the
shiny bits!!
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NS Dev
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:20 AM |
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PS, obviously if you want one for a locost, I can oblige!
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:21 AM |
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Love it
the collectors are 
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prawnabie
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:22 AM |
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making something like that is all well and dandy, but making something like that that fit inch perfect is TOP WORK!!!
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blakep82
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:22 AM |
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oooh 
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:23 AM |
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That is very nice work.....
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mookaloid
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:28 AM |
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That's art
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:29 AM |
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im proud of my exhaust, but that is a very fine piece of work 
Craig
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boggle
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:32 AM |
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do you pickle all the welds up after???
i personally hate to see loads of joins in an exhaust system, also i was allways lead to beleive that the more joins you have the more exhaust
turbulance is created causing a hinderence in power gains???
however its a lovely job there...nice one..
just because you are a character, doesnt mean you have character....
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Red16
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:36 AM |
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Very nicely done
Do you purge the inside while welding to get the bore clean/smooth like that?
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rost
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:44 AM |
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NICE!
Charlie don't surf!
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jabbahutt
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:45 AM |
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I don't know how much these things cost but maybe you could talk to this author of this thread as he's after a manifold
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=135104
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NS Dev
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:48 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by boggle
do you pickle all the welds up after???
i personally hate to see loads of joins in an exhaust system, also i was allways lead to beleive that the more joins you have the more exhaust
turbulance is created causing a hinderence in power gains???
however its a lovely job there...nice one..
Yea, would be lovely to have a mandrel bender and eliminate a few welds, but I don't have £10k burning a hole in my pocket at the moment!
As for power, well with 2" primaries it won't be a problem! If anything they are a touch big for the lower end of the power range (say
200hp) they are more suited to 250hp range.
Main thing is the proper tubular collectors, the horrid sheet metal pressed ones cost lots of power where the pipes go in and out.
I can pickle the welds, though to be honest they just polish up without the pickle and I hate using the bloody stuff (hydrofluoric acid is pretty
unpleasant!)
I will see what the customer wants on this one.
If my main line of work was manifolds I'd put a bit more effort in, but this is just filling a gap where nobody makes one for the job.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:51 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jabbahutt
I don't know how much these things cost but maybe you could talk to this author of this thread as he's after a manifold
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=135104
This one's £450
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:56 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by NS Dev
quote:
Originally posted by jabbahutt
I don't know how much these things cost but maybe you could talk to this author of this thread as he's after a manifold
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=135104
This one's £450
NSDev, if you could put more effort in then id hate to see something you'd put your mind to. I probably die of envy lol.
Also - finally a supplier who is candid about prices... it does my head in when people shirt around how much they paid/charged for stuff.
I keep eyeing up your mini van on ebay if I'm honest. If it wasnt such a horrific colour then id be serious tempted
Craig
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blakep82
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 11:00 AM |
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what mini is that? ^
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 11:06 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
what mini is that? ^
free
retropower plug
Craig
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blakep82
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 11:08 AM |
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ooh not a nice colour  nice resto though, but not a nice colour
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boggle
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 11:28 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by NS Dev
quote:
Originally posted by boggle
do you pickle all the welds up after???
i personally hate to see loads of joins in an exhaust system, also i was allways lead to beleive that the more joins you have the more exhaust
turbulance is created causing a hinderence in power gains???
however its a lovely job there...nice one..
Yea, would be lovely to have a mandrel bender and eliminate a few welds, but I don't have £10k burning a hole in my pocket at the moment!
As for power, well with 2" primaries it won't be a problem! If anything they are a touch big for the lower end of the power range (say
200hp) they are more suited to 250hp range.
Main thing is the proper tubular collectors, the horrid sheet metal pressed ones cost lots of power where the pipes go in and out.
I can pickle the welds, though to be honest they just polish up without the pickle and I hate using the bloody stuff (hydrofluoric acid is pretty
unpleasant!)
I will see what the customer wants on this one.
If my main line of work was manifolds I'd put a bit more effort in, but this is just filling a gap where nobody makes one for the job.
you are looking in the wrong place!!!
mine cost 1500......inc shipping...
just because you are a character, doesnt mean you have character....
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NS Dev
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 11:39 AM |
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£1500 for a mandrel bender...............I think not! Either that or the price was with no tooling, just one mandrel is more than that!!
I have a pro-tool bender and range of die sets for doing roll cages, and it will do limited bends on exhaust stuff, but no good for tight bends off
the head etc.
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boggle
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 11:44 AM |
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bender
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iank
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 12:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by boggle
bender
That's like the pro-tools bender.
http://www.stakesys.co.uk/department/tube_bender_machines/
I think this is the type of machine NS Dev is talking about.
http://www.bifabuk.co.uk/mandrel-benders.php
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boggle
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 12:06 PM |
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but my point being that you can bend tube for under 1500 is viable!!!!
if you want to go mass production then fair doos....
just because you are a character, doesnt mean you have character....
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NS Dev
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 01:27 PM |
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LOL I have a pro-tools bender but it wont bend the tube in the manifold that I started this thread about!!
I can do a bit and show you the result if you want!! It wrinkles it on the inside radius, and that is on a 7" rad die which is not tight enough
for the header pipes!
Anyhow, I can relax now, for a moment I thought I had missed out on a mandrel bender with tooling for £1500!
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NS Dev
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 01:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by boggle
bender
That's like the pro-tools bender.
http://www.stakesys.co.uk/department/tube_bender_machines/
I think this is the type of machine NS Dev is talking about.
http://www.bifabuk.co.uk/mandrel-benders.php
Aye you got it! Would love one, something for the future! The pro-tools one is superb I hasten to add, just not the machine for this job!
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