Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 3m 18d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 24/09/12 09:41 AM Share Posted 24/09/12 09:41 AM Australia say's no to electric bolts......Get the housing and mani surfaces faced and fit a new gasket with some decent mechanical locking devices on the studs.....It WILL crack again if you weld it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 7m 10d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 24/09/12 09:45 AM Share Posted 24/09/12 09:45 AM Well dads been a welder/fabricator for 30years he reckns u have to oxy the thing up first get it hot then weld it with 55 nickle rods and it wont Gunna trust him Facing and bolts seem like a temp measure as this is the 2nd falcon ive had to do this on hi boost has its draw backs and I really dont want to do it again PITA job but this should seal her nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 3m 18d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 24/09/12 09:54 AM Share Posted 24/09/12 09:54 AM No disrespect to your Father but how much welding of castings has he done? What have you got set up to keep it warm once it's welded?Also faced flanges/gasket/locking studs ain't a temp fix if done right. I'm also on my 2nd falcon that runs over 20lb's and I'm yet to have a gasket blow out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 6m 8d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 24/09/12 09:55 AM Share Posted 24/09/12 09:55 AM Looks like the gloves datzbo uses.Jet=datz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Donating Members 5,919 Member For: 15y 2m 16d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 24/09/12 09:56 AM Share Posted 24/09/12 09:56 AM lots of prep will help, bulk grinding first, then oxy for ages, make sure the heat is right through everything.But then you'll need a jig for the manifold to head innit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 3m 18d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 24/09/12 09:57 AM Share Posted 24/09/12 09:57 AM ^ Warpy McWarps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 6m 8d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 24/09/12 09:58 AM Share Posted 24/09/12 09:58 AM ninja name change like Toms to above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 24/09/12 10:30 AM Share Posted 24/09/12 10:30 AM Jet has taken the it moves and shouldn't = gaff tape; doesn't move and should = WD40/hammer thing to a whole new level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 7m 10d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 24/09/12 11:12 AM Share Posted 24/09/12 11:12 AM Lol yeh like that He just seen what I wanted welded and called me a dickhead and it would never work( thought it wad just a crack in a manifold ) Ralphy ......... Iam wrong .......... Maybe again Lets see if it gets faced right cause iam over turbo /manifold issues What gaskit,nuts do u recomendOn my ba I used norlock washers and new studs and nuts but I didnt have it lOng after I did thatWhats caused the faces to warp anyway and what will be different this time ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAINLESS again plz You've changed man.... Donating Members 8,142 Member For: 14y 14d Gender: Male Location: 2 Fuchsia Court, Narre Warren. 3805 Posted 24/09/12 11:18 AM Share Posted 24/09/12 11:18 AM huh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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