kadavenport
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It's a cs9, very similar to the 3913. Also called the Chief's Special.
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hurco550 said:video or it didn't happen
Absolutely. Love me the sound of a two smoke triple man.kadavenport said:Does this count?
https://youtu.be/5or8lznSgPs
Me too, it was a lot louder than I expected without the air box on it.hurco550 said:Absolutely. Love me the sound of a two smoke triple man.
Already stalked out your build the other day, beautiful tank. Definitely not rushing. Spending a lot of time practicing on scrap and asking Pete Williams a ton of questions. Turned down the pressure to 2psi on both O and A, and wahlaa much better welds.johnu said:I like your project and where you are going with it! I made my own aluminum tank and seat unit for my T500 and I o/a welded it. not sure if you have done this before but it takes a lot of practice. Here is a link to my build thread http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=20290.0 not sure which pages cover the tank building part but it is in there. Here is a pic of what I made. Good luck with the project, don't try to rush it no good cones from that
johnu said:Well the tank is finally finished (aside from polishing), I got the underside brackets welded on and the petcock installed.
Next job are the exhausts. Richard (Teazer) has designed some pipes to match my engine spec now I just have to figure out the routing for them. I will be sending the cones out to be lazer cut and rolled then I will just have the assembly to do.
kadavenport said:Hey johnu - Care to share about how you did the petcock? Looks like you used a thicker piece of aluminum, that could be threaded, or either cut out a section after it was welded up solid and did a patch once you drilled your holes. If not, did you weld/braze nuts to the inside of the tank?
Wouldn't mind if you were criticizing, it's constructive and I'm just happy to get advice. Not many people are O/a welding anymore, so glad I found some resources. The distortion and gaps are why I stopped, need to do a little hammer work to bring the joints back together. Thanks for the tips!johnu said:What I found is that tacking with o/a on alloy is way harder than tacking with tig! Also when I make my tacks I try to keep them smaller, just dab a little bit of filler rod in there if needed. I used 1/16th rod. Large tacks are hard to deal with when you come to doing the final welding. Make sure all of your joints are tight before trying to do the final welding, no gaps. I'm not criticizing just pointing out what I have found to make things easier. Keep at it I look forward to seeing the finished item
Its an old victor torch set up. I've looked at the henrob, but I think it would be overkill for my occasional welding. I'm running 2 psi on both, and that seems to be working well.hurco550 said:What torch are yall using? ive had some luck o/a welding aluminum with henrob 2000 torch later called a cobra 2000 I believe. about 3 lbs. line pressure oxy and 3 lbs. acetylene iirc. its been a few years since ive had it out. I generally stick with tig, but I was impressed by how well it worked.
Show some pics, tried to see what Tidler is, but didn't find a thread.Alex jb said:Lovely work!
You've inspired me to pull the cover off Tidler and re-work my brake pedal I've been meaning to do for ages!
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