Hooker Header Alignment sleeves? Anyone use them?
Hooker Header Alignment sleeves? Anyone use them? So im going to coming up to fab'ing my headers very soon. I stumbled across these a while ago, and figured they would make life a hell of alot easier. I bought a set and will be trying them out.
http://www.jegs.com/p/Hooker-Headers...63776/10002/-1
I was just curious if anyone has actually used them before. Any tips or tricks to them, or are they as simple as running a tig torch over them to melt the filler/sleeve?
http://www.jegs.com/p/Hooker-Headers...63776/10002/-1
I was just curious if anyone has actually used them before. Any tips or tricks to them, or are they as simple as running a tig torch over them to melt the filler/sleeve?
Geez, two seconds after posting i found this:
http://blogs.popularhotrodding.com/6...ers/index.html
Anyways what do you guys think, at the very least i hope i helped someone find a way to make their headers easier.
http://blogs.popularhotrodding.com/6...ers/index.html
Anyways what do you guys think, at the very least i hope i helped someone find a way to make their headers easier.
I've made several sets of headers with them with good results.
But if your fit-ups look like the ones in the picture above - don't bother - it is going to look buggered together anyway. It looks to me like he's trying to get a decreased radius bend by piecing it together with cuts that are not normal to the tanget of the bend
The rings are very thin with an upset in the middle that provides filler for the puddle. If there is any gap you will burn through the ring in a heartbeat
I found that even with a good fitup, I still get a little thinning at the weld joint and want to add just a little filler and you can grind them if you really want it to look nice.
Backpurge if you can too
But if your fit-ups look like the ones in the picture above - don't bother - it is going to look buggered together anyway. It looks to me like he's trying to get a decreased radius bend by piecing it together with cuts that are not normal to the tanget of the bend
The rings are very thin with an upset in the middle that provides filler for the puddle. If there is any gap you will burn through the ring in a heartbeat
I found that even with a good fitup, I still get a little thinning at the weld joint and want to add just a little filler and you can grind them if you really want it to look nice.
Backpurge if you can too
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I've made several sets of headers with them with good results.
But if your fit-ups look like the ones in the picture above - don't bother - it is going to look buggered together anyway. It looks to me like he's trying to get a decreased radius bend by piecing it together with cuts that are not normal to the tanget of the bend
The rings are very thin with an upset in the middle that provides filler for the puddle. If there is any gap you will burn through the ring in a heartbeat
I found that even with a good fitup, I still get a little thinning at the weld joint and want to add just a little filler and you can grind them if you really want it to look nice.
Backpurge if you can too
But if your fit-ups look like the ones in the picture above - don't bother - it is going to look buggered together anyway. It looks to me like he's trying to get a decreased radius bend by piecing it together with cuts that are not normal to the tanget of the bend
The rings are very thin with an upset in the middle that provides filler for the puddle. If there is any gap you will burn through the ring in a heartbeat
I found that even with a good fitup, I still get a little thinning at the weld joint and want to add just a little filler and you can grind them if you really want it to look nice.
Backpurge if you can too
Im using the jegs pre-bent inframe kit. I just need to shorten a few places, lengthen a few, and make room for my steering linkage.
Any easy way to back purge with a single tank/regulator setup? I don't have the spare $$$ for a second tank or dual regulator.
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Any easy way to back purge with a single tank/regulator setup? I don't have the spare $$$ for a second tank or dual regulator.
get a Y connector for the reg U do have. Allows for 2 hoses to hook to 1 tank. No flow report w/o the reg, but could be a trial/error type set up...
get a Y connector for the reg U do have. Allows for 2 hoses to hook to 1 tank. No flow report w/o the reg, but could be a trial/error type set up...
There was a thread with a bunch of header fab tips a while ago. Here's a link
-https://ls1tech.com/forums/tools-fabrication/1144126-first-time-header-builder-some-helpfull-hints.html
-https://ls1tech.com/forums/tools-fabrication/1144126-first-time-header-builder-some-helpfull-hints.html
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if you really need that weld-backer type ring, you can buy some chill rings. but they're made to pipe schedule sizes so you might have to cut 'em down.
^that lil clamp thing is dope.
^that lil clamp thing is dope.
