The fabrication thread.

[blessedhellrider]

tuning carb boosted is just like tuning an n/a carb. its the FPR that is important.
im pretty sure you need to up the CFM.
its the carbs with the boxed in enclosures(non blow through) ,that would be a B!

but what do i know!

[Yanior]

LOL.Yeah i thought of that too. But its just a mock up,its not the actual thing going on it..just put it all together to see how it looked..

Originally Posted by Chrischeezer

"shit is good"
^ BOV opens... air/fuel comes blowing out onto that manifold...goodnight

[Yanior]

This is the Carb ill be running on this setup..

[IIIXziuR]

Kingston, that exhaust set-up looks amazing! Great work =)

[singlejzpower]

awesome job!

[az_240]

n00b post but what would you guys charge to weld these in? Having a hard time finding someone local that can do it.
GKtech Subframe Weld in Reinforcement Plates - Nissan S14/S15/R33/R34 - Enjuku Racing Parts, LLC

[PerilousActs]

Made a 3" down pipe for my st165 celica all trac beater shitbox from an old honda down pipe.





Only my second time working with stainless, so welds at the end were significantly better than at the start >_<. Too much heat haha.

[Yanior]

awesome job there.looks good to me,practice is the key to success.

[S@nt0s]

Originally Posted by Yanior

This is the Carb ill be running on this setup..

Carb has to be modified for pressurized bowls
Also timing will he locked
We have had several carb blow thru 4 bangers

[Nezahualcoyotl]

Maybe dumb question, but would it be possible to use a stock muffler for a custom exhaust?

[S@nt0s]

yes but it create backpressure which in turn will effect power thus eliminating the all purpose of having a exhaust.
now you can have a good flowing muffler thats quiet just have to find a give and take.

[Yanior]

Idk much about carbs to be honest. But i talked to them and they said this would work for my setup,and it says "QUICK FUEL 750 ANNULAR MECH BLOW THROUGH GAS DRAG RACE Q-750-BAN

Calibrated for blow-through applications

So im guessing it will be bolt on and go,besides properly jetting it and tuning it..as well i will need a boost reference FPR to raise the fuel PSI as more boost goes up or something like that..but thanks for the info.

Originally Posted by S@nt0s

Carb has to be modified for pressurized bowls
Also timing will he locked
We have had several carb blow thru 4 bangers

[Nezahualcoyotl]

where's a good place to get piping for an exhaust near 92704?

[Yanior]

I'm not from your area but i would think any well know muffler shop around your area should carry exhaust tubing...I Googled up something around your area dont now how far it it but they dedicate themselfves just to muffler and headers check em out. Good luck tho

http://www.spintechmufflers.com
4768 Felspar Street

Riverside, CA 92509

Phone: 951-360-2474

[ultimateforce]

Originally Posted by PerilousActs

Made a 3" down pipe for my st165 celica all trac beater shitbox from an old honda down pipe.





Only my second time working with stainless, so welds at the end were significantly better than at the start >_<. Too much heat haha.

You need a proper torch and cup setup too.

[PatMan000111]

Proper torch won't help that. That'll prolly crack pretty quickly, you can't overheat stainless like that

Set your machine at 45amp and get used to it like that. if you need more than that to do 16ga without back purging you're doing it wrong.


-RussellPants

[serious_student]

Nothing major, but I figured I would contribute. Here are a few shots from my S13 budget build I did a few years ago.

Chassis prep



the fun part, seam cleaning




stitching





Engine prep

A/N fitting for IAC (be careful with heat on this one)





Waterline loop



Engine



motor drop (not fab i know)



Intercooler mockup and mounting



intercooler and piping/intake construction































about 90% complete





I apologize for the lack of quality in the pictures, I shot this build with a camera phone, and I was on a time crunch, so only took pics ever so often.

[gretz]

machining my own 1jz vvti T4 manifold, should be rad when its done

[kingston240]

SO pumped with how the intake pipe for the turbo kit im building turned out.
for those of you not subscribed to my facebook page, here is a pic. couple more on my page.

The customer is getting excited to say the least....

[AdrenalineS14]

Alright guys just a quick answer/opinion.... I just asked a local shop in my area on the cost of getting my S14's engine bay fully stitch welded and the front tubs redone, i was quoted 500 just for stitch welding and another 1100 to redo the tubs does that sound like a fair price? btw the motor is out. thanks in advance for your input guys.

[S@nt0s]

yea seems fair based on labor hours needed to perform everything.
ask if you did the prep (stripping, sanding or weld areas) and cutting the stock front tubs out if it will cut cost on there part. up to you if you can do those things to save some $

[PerilousActs]

Originally Posted by gretz

machining my own 1jz vvti T4 manifold, should be rad when its done

This is awesome. How do you seal the two halves together?

[gretz]

They'll be welded together, then inserted through the flange and welded on the head side, then decked for awesomeness lol... Should be pretty unique

[McRussellPants]

Originally Posted by S@nt0s

yea seems fair based on labor hours needed to perform everything.
ask if you did the prep (stripping, sanding or weld areas) and cutting the stock front tubs out if it will cut cost on there part. up to you if you can do those things to save some $

As a shop owner I don't usually drop the price for stuff like that. You're more likely to back the fabricator into a corner with something you shouldn't have cut, or they'll have to re sand everything to their liking anyway.

Those prices seem on the high side, but if you think their work is worth paying that then its probably worth it to pay more.

[hb24drftr]

Originally Posted by AdrenalineS14

Alright guys just a quick answer/opinion.... I just asked a local shop in my area on the cost of getting my S14's engine bay fully stitch welded and the front tubs redone, i was quoted 500 just for stitch welding and another 1100 to redo the tubs does that sound like a fair price? btw the motor is out. thanks in advance for your input guys.

Originally Posted by McRussellPants

As a shop owner I don't usually drop the price for stuff like that. You're more likely to back the fabricator into a corner with something you shouldn't have cut, or they'll have to re sand everything to their liking anyway.

Those prices seem on the high side, but if you think their work is worth paying that then its probably worth it to pay more.

There are so many people out there that claim to be fabricators now a days. Those are legit prices back before the economy took a shit and everyone decided that they were all of the sudden a fabricators, and started lowballing jobs and pretty much putting a lot of more legitimate shops out of business. Just remember, like McRussell said, legit work deserves a legit price.

[yokotas13]

i made!@

IMG_4191 by Flsimages, on Flickr

[gretz]

fit like a glove... im excited to see if it performs like it is expected to...

[yokotas13]

the process

[PerilousActs]

Picked this up for $300 today. Think I did good...

Now to figure out what the hell I'm doing. I know nothing about lathes haha

[Laotian240]

thats a nice piece of machinery you got there for ww2 old lathe. looks good, i like how the la blondes run though. they're easy to use but tooling is the expensive part.

Originally Posted by PerilousActs

Picked this up for $300 today. Think I did good...

Now to figure out what the hell I'm doing. I know nothing about lathes haha