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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 10:14 pm
by Ralphh85
PMed, will get a price for gaskets shortly next week.
Ralph
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:53 pm
by kiwicar
Hi all
Just bumped this up to say thanks to Ralph for doing yet another set of excelent brackets for me, lazer cut mild steel this time, 4 styles all exactly as the cad drawing brilliant work and really quick. Fantastic.
Best regards
Mike
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:48 pm
by Mark
Ralph made these for me
I have managed to distort them a bit welding the pipe stubs to them since
Mark
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:47 am
by unstable load
My local 'zorst shop has a big belt sander they use to square things off after welding, works a treat.
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:03 pm
by stevieturbo
Mark wrote:Ralph made these for me
I have managed to distort them a bit welding the pipe stubs to them since
Mark
For exhaust flanges. I always go excessively think to reduce the chances of warpage. And if possible, bolt them to the heads before welding.
Then if they do, the flanges are plenty thick that they can be machined flat again
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:12 pm
by Mark
Flanges are 10mm thick.
I welded the stubs on from the back as there is not much room to get the header bolts in.
After a bit of time with a vice they are pretty straight now, I just need to figure out a way of clamping them down and skimming the weld off on a milling machine.
Pic before welding showing how close the header bolts are.
Mark
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:12 pm
by Eliot
When i saw the newly cut ones above I could see that the header bolts are super close.
on my turbo manifolds I used cap screws as it was easier than getting a spanner in there.
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:38 pm
by bigaldart
Hi,
Did you price up copper RV8 head gaskets, how many from a sheet and price for a half or full sheets worth please. 1mm is fine for us.
Thanks
Alan