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Volvo 122S Build Thread: Scope-creep the Sequel

Work is kicking my ass - no time to work on the car...I did get this carbon fiber intake done and I'm doing a lot of the engineering that needed to do (stuck on the computer has some advantages).

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I made a steering wheel a while ago...well a few years back - the video is finally done.

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Here I was about to ask what you'd charge for a RWD t5 manifold until 55 seconds in.

Looks sweet, seems like you went a similar design route to some of the more well made 5 cylinder manifolds, but obviously top mount unlike the FWD setups
 
James M said:
Here I was about to ask what you'd charge for a RWD t5 manifold until 55 seconds in.

Looks sweet, seems like you went a similar design route to some of the more well made 5 cylinder manifolds, but obviously top mount unlike the FWD setups
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Ya - sorry about that. There are only so many ways to get the pipes to fit into 5 cylinders and the symmetrical design works. I kept playing and got the runner standard deviation down to 0.12" - so that's nice.
 
Latest update - we're plugging along with the fitting. It's not exciting work and can be frustrating.

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Jerd said:
Been really enjoying all your videos. You do great work!
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Thanks - here's the next installment.

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As a non-welder, what is the dip count?

You really are a motivation. I'll never be a fabricator near your level, but, you sure motivate me to dream. One of these days I'll have the energy to get back to building.

Keep the motivation rolling.

Thanks
 
GTJordan said:
As a non-welder, what is the dip count?

You really are a motivation. I'll never be a fabricator near your level, but, you sure motivate me to dream. One of these days I'll have the energy to get back to building.

Keep the motivation rolling.

Thanks
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Thanks Jordan - as you know - if you need things...just let me know. Some people around here have payback coming their way. When you're back at it, I'll be there to cheer you on.
 
GTJordan said:
As a non-welder, what is the dip count?
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Oops - Dip count is the number of times I dunk my tungsten into the molten puddle. Filming this lets me keep track. I didn't dip one time on the flange and with the new tank of argon, the welds were more pretty (other tank was contaminated...frig). You have to be LASER focused if you're keeping your arc tight (so very close to the puddle) - most of the time I'm modulating the tip within 1/16" or tighter - so as close as I can go. If I so much as blink - blam, I've got to sharpen. I'm a little more proficient at it than most (idle speculation) because I did a lot of stick welding when i was young and you learn to stuff the rod in there (cue hilarious quotes). Same technique for MIG TBH - if you're really focused, you can answer the question which direction does your weld pool rotate.
 
It's been a really hard few weeks. Progress is like that sometimes I guess. Turbo header goes in...but no jumping around celebrations as one of the reasons for building the header was to check suspension clearances. I've contracted a race engineer to check a few things on the suspension and frame design and with over a week of measuring everything I can (and differently than is normally presented) - we're convinced that the rear end is fine (seriously...the stress of this is crazy...I've done the rear 3 times). Then the front end - well, it's not so good. So the measurements continue. Something is wrong. My previous efforts were a fail. This is completely deflating. Better to get bad news before you're done than after - I have no idea what the solution is - but I've only got a few weeks to sort it out.
 
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Now with more optimization.

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