AAN Inlet Manifold on ABY

[jubjub]

Just a few more things to do to it and it should be done.
Mark.

Like cast your name on it somewhere Seriously though, that is looking pretty decent, i have to say.

[auditude]

Been working on it most of yesterday and today, and its almost done. I've welded the plate onto the side and the lugs for the throttle cable and the dipstick tube have been welded onto that.
Just a few more things to do to it and it should be done.
I hope it all works OK when it goes on the engine, its been a lot of work, the welds seem to be good and strong, but it'll have to be able to take up to 2 bar + internal pressure and engine vibration........I'll have to keep an eye on it for a while.

Cheers,

Mark.

Very nice Mark!

[SteveH]

Mark, you must be popular with the Mrs

[audiman]

Nice work, now just drop it into me at work. You know where the garage is

Seriously, looks great, now all you have to do it make some brackets up for the PS and Alt.

[S2central.net]

Wow - what a transformation - come on Mark - how much would you charge someone for all that effort ?

[Mark Halligan]

now all you have to do it make some brackets up for the PS and Alt.

Tom, the water manifold needs cutting about too, as it doesn't fit by a mile. Or use the AAN one .

Mark.

[audiman]

One word. Dalhback! That what im gonna save up for or a Wagner one. I want to keep the AC and other bits in the same place

[Mark Halligan]

Wow - what a transformation - come on Mark - how much would you charge someone for all that effort ?

Paul,

LOl, funny you ask that as I was only thinking that today........too much probably, plus dont forget it might fall apart later on!
But for someone who does this kind of a thing for a living and has all the tools for the cutting and stuff, and preferably a TIG instead of a MIG, which is a bit messier (well in my hands anyway ) it probably wouldn't be such a task and could be done in a day or so?

Mark.

[Doug_RS2]

Nice - I better get my finger out and finish mine now.

How thick Aluminium plate did you use? Did you polish the inside of it?

[auditude]

Paul,

LOl, funny you ask that as I was only thinking that today........too much probably, plus dont forget it might fall apart later on!
But for someone who does this kind of a thing for a living and has all the tools for the cutting and stuff, and preferably a TIG instead of a MIG, which is a bit messier (well in my hands anyway ) it probably wouldn't be such a task and could be done in a day or so?

Mark.

Mark,

Have you made a jig or anything for this? I imagine if not that making a jig from its dimensions (assuming they remain good through the install) would be a step in churning them out consistently.

Maybe give a fabricator a stock manifold and the jig, or a few manifolds even better, to get some of these made for a manageable price. Maybe such jig could even be used for even more custom variations, such as ones with a custom plenum using 7A manifolds because they are more common around here.

Ken

[Mark Halligan]

Nice - I better get my finger out and finish mine now.

How thick Aluminium plate did you use? Did you polish the inside of it?

Doug,

I used 3mm plate, I wanted 4mm but I couldn't get any from anywhere by the weekend so I settled for that, shouldn't be a problem as I measured the walls as mostly between 4 and 3mm anyway.
I just cleaned the inside up a bit, I didn't polish it.

Mark.

[Mark Halligan]

Mark,

Have you made a jig or anything for this? I imagine if not that making a jig from its dimensions (assuming they remain good through the install) would be a step in churning them out consistently.
Ken

Ken, no jig, I just did it as I went along. You are right, if it does hold together OK it would be a good idea.

Mark.

[Doug_RS2]

This is as far as I have got.

Half the battle is learning what tools are best for what job. the inside needs a bit of smoothing off but it looks better than the pic shows it as. I am just waiting on some sheet metal to fill the big hole then it is the final mounting points that need welded on.

The welding is with a MIG.

[Doug_RS2]

Got the plate welded on - now I have to clean the dodgy welding up!

[audiman]

Plenty of work to do on that Doug!!! Hope you have plenty of gringing discs! LOL