# Good luck welding this: **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 15, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191 "2009-06-15T13:49:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/1 "2009-06-15T13:49:05Z")
![http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f121/sk8trhockman/Turbo/006.jpg](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f121/sk8trhockman/Turbo/006.jpg) ![http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f121/sk8trhockman/Turbo/007.jpg](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f121/sk8trhockman/Turbo/007.jpg) ![http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f121/sk8trhockman/Turbo/010.jpg](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f121/sk8trhockman/Turbo/010.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/2 "2009-06-15T13:50:21Z")
why weld it? leave it how it is. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/3 "2009-06-15T13:51:04Z")
from the e30 board ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/4 "2009-06-15T13:51:59Z")
:lol: You mean you can’t fill those holes while welding?!?!?! ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/5 "2009-06-15T13:52:03Z")
great precision nothing like weld slag dripping into the seams to improve flow :tup: ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/6 "2009-06-15T13:53:32Z")
mark it; split it into a few pieces; then weld them seperate; then fit back together and weld again… Edit: Ok, NVM… those gaps can not be filled; WTF??? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/7 "2009-06-15T13:54:20Z")
last pic is my fave ---
**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/8 "2009-06-15T13:57:11Z")
thats great. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/9 "2009-06-15T13:59:14Z")
I love when people go through with welding something like this. When they’re finished, they probably think it’s great and that once they grind it down on the outside, it’s all good. What they will fail to realize is that there is probably now a TON of weld slag built up on the inside. Completely negating the whole point of the equal length header. I love every second of it. ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/10 "2009-06-15T14:01:45Z")
thats what header wrap is for :gotme: ---
**Author:** ![khoveraki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/khoveraki/32/5131_2.png) [@khoveraki](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/khoveraki)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/11 "2009-06-15T15:04:01Z")
no weld = weight reduction huge gaps = aero ---
**Author:** ![Hass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@Hass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hass)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/12 "2009-06-15T15:10:00Z")
> [@97FormulaWS-6](#): > > Edit: Ok, NVM… those gaps can not be filled; WTF??? Filling gaps like that isn’t too bad… It’s this that’s the problem. > [@boardjnky4](#): > > What they will fail to realize is that there is probably now a TON of weld slag built up on the inside. Completely negating the whole point of the equal length header. ^^ They’re better off cutting up a couple pieces of pipe and grinding them on a belt sander or such to fill in the gaps… Sure it adds a second weld seam, but then you don’t get all kinds of boogers/stalactites/snowflakes/dingle berries (whichever you prefer) on the inside. But anyway, lol and gl! P.S. Are those what appears to be mig tacks? lol and wtf. Did he just buy some 90 degree pre bent pipe and some random assorted length piping (Maybe he has a pipe cutter) and throw it together? ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/13 "2009-06-15T15:16:23Z")
i don’t understand why people just don’t BUY a pre fabbed manifold from a company…if they suck at DIY stuff ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/14 "2009-06-15T15:22:54Z")
That collector weighs about 30 lbs. ---
**Author:** ![Axis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/axis/32/5149_2.png) [@Axis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Axis)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/15 "2009-06-15T15:24:02Z")
Who needs precision anyways. :roflpicard: ---
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/16 "2009-06-15T15:47:10Z")
![http://lh5.ggpht.com/_4She9c2muVY/R3R9_kOalDI/AAAAAAAAFAI/vKhkf1vI4Z0/s800/da_trash.jpg](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_4She9c2muVY/R3R9_kOalDI/AAAAAAAAFAI/vKhkf1vI4Z0/s800/da_trash.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![juicedz4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedz4/32/5051_2.png) [@juicedz4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/juicedz4)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/17 "2009-06-15T16:42:24Z")
Those look like ss schedule 10 weld els. Maybee hes just trying to figure out that the hood wont close? Dan ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/18 "2009-06-15T17:16:12Z")
can’t be srs mock-up for a real one? ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/19 "2009-06-15T17:28:27Z")
> [@bracketracer](#): > :lol: that pipe will never die ---
**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191/20 "2009-06-15T19:42:29Z")
Thats some real nice flange welding, and fitting. Nothing like filling 1/2 gaps. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-luck-welding-this/69191.md?page=2)