Good bye OEM Turbo Oil Drain, Hello -10AN
04-01-2012, 11:40 AM
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Built the bumper beam and all intercooler piping yesterday nearly 12 hr project.
Bumper beam I bent up from some 1.75"x.120" DOM and welded it to some 1/4" plate. Intercooler has some 1/4" aluminum brackets welded on to it which then bolt to the plates for the bumper beam and the latch. Very stout and cool looking setup which Im very happy with how it turned out. Could probably stand on top of the intercooler its that strong. Clamps are all Hydraflow couplings which at retail cost over $1500 for the 6 connections, but I picked up the clamps and machined the weld ferrules myself to make the cost very cheap in comparison. But anyways thats the gist of it and on to the pics.
Bumper beam I bent up from some 1.75"x.120" DOM and welded it to some 1/4" plate. Intercooler has some 1/4" aluminum brackets welded on to it which then bolt to the plates for the bumper beam and the latch. Very stout and cool looking setup which Im very happy with how it turned out. Could probably stand on top of the intercooler its that strong. Clamps are all Hydraflow couplings which at retail cost over $1500 for the 6 connections, but I picked up the clamps and machined the weld ferrules myself to make the cost very cheap in comparison. But anyways thats the gist of it and on to the pics.
04-02-2012, 07:59 AM
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Not really structural, and didn't splice it. Just there to protect intercooler so I didn't go "all" out. I did bevel the ends so I got full penetration. But at 1/8" wall thickness it should do the job just fine. I was gonna rebend a new one but I was a tad off one my bends calcs and just did a quick and easy fix.
04-02-2012, 09:10 AM
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That's most of it with some small odds and ends that still need to be done. I gotta finish Paul's cage this weekend as well as get my sti in here to finish that.
04-08-2012, 08:50 PM
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Finally after my car sitting for 5 months or so i got to work on it this weekend. This is basically what it should look like. everything is being sent to powder on mon/tues and assembling it this weekend. Only thing I dont have done is my custom catback with the muffler i designed and the fuel sysem (rails/injector part)
