AAN Inlet Manifold on 3b

[martinjs]

Now that ive fitted this big i/c i now need a reversed inlet manifold really, to get rid of quite a lot of pipework. So i decided to have a go at modding an AAN inlet manifold like mark and doug have done.
Ive been doing it at work, lots of equipment to use i just dont have a decent tool collection to manage it at home.
Its pretty much done now, so heres a few pics of how i did it. (some haven't come out too well)

Firstly, chopped the side off with a waterjet machine lol,

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Took about 5 mins saved lots of time

[martinjs]

I dont have much room (if any) to move the rad back, so at this point decided to do a bit of 're-engineering' to it. Chopped off part of the front, so i can mount the throttle housing further forward.

Access tubes removed and holes welded up.

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Rebuilt section, now throttle body wont have to be tilted down so much at the front, so should clear rad. Thats the theory anyway.

I want a tig welder.

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Thats pretty much it. Got a couple more things to do, bracket for throttle cable to put on etc.

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[jubjub]

Looking good You got any jobs going at your place

[newsh]

Looks brilliant Martin!

[martinjs]

Ive beadblasted it, and will get it powdercoated silver.

I reckon about 6 hours work to get to this stage.
Needed the car for work too, so it was a bit of trial and error getting everything in the right place.
Will it fit? fook knows.
Will it leak? better not or its getting smashed up.

martin

[martinjs]

Looking good You got any jobs going at your place

lol, you can have mine

[Jamo]

Excellent work!!!!

Can i ask are will that affect the equality of flow air between the 5 cylinder inlets?

[martinjs]

Dunno mate, in the stock AAN position air flow points to cylinders 4+5 as you can see in the second pic, now it points at all cylinders albeit right next to no 1, maybe the proper engineers on the forum could advise.