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And probably pretty easy to get to the 3k mark with all you have in it too. Looks good!
Ya, it adds up fast. Using the 321 stainless added a bunch.
So here's the final tacked together mess.
And probably pretty easy to get to the 3k mark with all you have in it too. Looks good!
Interesting adapter.
I bought the Novak version for my 6L80e, and their 32 spline input for my d300, followed their directions, and trimmed the shaft just fine. All bolted up nicely.
What specifically are the mufflers in your system?
I've never seen mufflers violate the effectiveness-vs.-case volume correlation.The front small ones are Vibrant Performance #1794 resonators. 3" in/out, 4"OD, 8" body length.
The rear are Kooks #R300-14 mufflers. 3" in/out, 4.5"OD, 14" body length.
I've never ran any of these before, had to choose by size.
I've never seen mufflers violate the effectiveness-vs.-case volume correlation.
Hopefully that will make the idle civil & minimize drone when cruising.
But when you mash the gas, it's gonna' be ROWDY loud
My 6l80e was a 4x4 from a 2014 1500 with the LV3 4.3L V6.Was your 6l80 out of a car or truck?
My 6l90 came out of a '15 2500 4x4 and there was zero extra spline I could cut. The factory adapter is the same length as my new adapter.
The Hero was ordered with the 29 spline (6l90) input.
I don't understand it, buy it's all done now.
A fine jku! Thanks for sharing everything with us! Sub'd!
One day, hopefully my Jeep will grow up to be something 😎 like yours… until then I will drive it every day.
Indeed it is true and when you get to the last 1% left it reveals that there's really 5% left and this repeats for many years!!
Take your budgetA member here said it perfect. The last 10% of the build will take 90% of the budget and time.
Take your budget
Double it
Add 30%
Now you're in the ball park
When I did sanitary pipe I'd run 40 - 45 amps no pulse no fill. Puddle then move. That was standard. Your purge pressure is important to hold your weld level. Keep practicing and you can get it perfectly even outside and inside. Try not to blacken the parent material.Got word that my bag finally arrived in Dubai and the agent took it to the boat. In the end, it took 10 days for it to show up. Captain sent me a email saying they will hold it onboard for the sail to Saudi.
In the mean time I've continued practicing my header welding. One thing's for sure, my shit will never look like it came for someone who does it for a living.......no perfect stack of dimes.................I'm ok with that. All I want is a sound weld that stays together.
I've just been practicing without purging cause I didn't feel like wasting the argon. But I've learned you can only go so far without the purge. It really does affect the whole weld, not just the inside where the sugaring happens. Boy what a difference a little inert gas makes.
I found it very interesting, so I thought I'd share.
Here's two welds. No change on the machine. Amps set so I can just stomp on the peddle, so no change in heat input.
Top weld is no purge. You can see that it's concave. For me anyway, it was hard not to end up with a concave weld that actually got full penetration to the inside.
Bottom weld is with the purge set up. Notice that it's convex the way it should be. And it has full penetration.
This is what no purge looks like on the inside. Sugar city. Pretty sure it's the reason the welds all come out concave. Not sure if gravity takes over or the sugaring of the molten metal pulls the bead down.
Flashlight in the end of the tube. Sugar all the way around.
After I did the purge weld, I cut the tube close to the weld to get a good look at it.
Flashlight in the end of the tube. Can see a nice little bead all the way around
It's not perfect, but I'm a bit more confident my headers wont fall apart now. Maybe the ceramic coating will hold them together.
Hot Damn... Some serious talent and inspiration. I love your front fenders. My military buddy has a tubing bender but he PCSs in two years or less. So if I want to use it, which I so desperately want to, I have to get busy.
What size tires are you running?
What size tubing did you use for your front fenders?
If I'm not done with my build before my army buddy leaves, can I borrow your bender?
Nice work.
Frickin a looks great.
Not all of mine are show quality. I know they're sound, and will hold when I beat the crap out of it. That's what matters. If it was for a customer it would be different. Race car welds only.Thanks guys.
The welds aren't beautiful, but they are sound. That's all I really care about, they're going to get coated when finished anyway.
I'm sure the last weld will look much better than the first.
Well, mine certainly aren't show quality, and it's questionable whether they'll hold upNot all of mine are show quality. I know they're sound, and will hold when I beat the crap out of it. That's what matters. If it was for a customer it would be different. Race car welds only.