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Old 08-09-2006, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by RealQuick
Nick, you can do that, but then you'll have bare metal at the bottom of the header that will rust (and will be in plain sight. You would need to recoat the whole header. If you leave the 3 bolt flange and just weld to the ball then the 3 bolt flange will shield the weld from plain sight and you can paint the new portion of bare metal up to the underside of the 3 bolt flange, and from the top of he header it will just look like nice with the original coating. thats the cleanest way to do it witout recoating the whole header.

But it will look funny with a three bolt flange with nothing bolted to it... lol
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Originally Posted by Dragframe
But it will look funny with a three bolt flange with nothing bolted to it... lol
It depends. It may look fine. If you want to keep it then just use a 3 bolt flange on the merge pipe and bolt it right to the header as is. I was just trying to find an easy and cheap way to convert to vband flanges.

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Originally Posted by RealQuick
It depends. It may look fine. If you want to keep it then just use a 3 bolt flange on the merge pipe and bolt it right to the header as is. I was just trying to find an easy and cheap way to convert to vband flanges.


well i think i decided to go wiht what you said.... when i pull the motor next year to do internals.... im going to just cut it all off and do normal v-bands and have the things recoated (along with everything else).

What you said will be fine for now.


BTW... these headers are SUPPOSED to be stainless.. so rusting should not be too big of a problem...
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Originally Posted by Dragframe
well i think i decided to go wiht what you said.... when i pull the motor next year to do internals.... im going to just cut it all off and do normal v-bands and have the things recoated (along with everything else).

What you said will be fine for now.


BTW... these headers are SUPPOSED to be stainless.. so rusting should not be too big of a problem...
Stainless? Thats good to know. Sounds like you have a plan... keep posting pics along the way. Later!

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Welll anyone want to give me the dimensions or at least the diamter of a T76 GTS so when i begin putting everything together I know the larger turbo will fit?

Thanks!
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I think I will just use the 3 bolt flange, as long as its functional...


Thanks for the link to your merge.... oh wait
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Originally Posted by BLWN1
I think I will just use the 3 bolt flange, as long as its functional...


Thanks for the link to your merge.... oh wait

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Originally Posted by BLWN1
I think I will just use the 3 bolt flange, as long as its functional...


Thanks for the link to your merge.... oh wait
What all has to be done to that merge to get it to fit a T4 flange? Any side by side pics?
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What all has to be done to that merge to get it to fit a T4 flange? Any side by side pics?
Just put it in a vice and beat it square (basicly...)... lol... If I decide to use the merge I will post pics.
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Originally Posted by Dragframe

Kinda harsh.... I didtn waste anytime sending the header link...........
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Originally Posted by BLWN1
Kinda harsh.... I didtn waste anytime sending the header link...........
They were the same headers I was going to use when I first decided to go turbo (look on camaroz28.com... Chrisbequick used them... just different brand)...

Plus im not on turbomustangs.com that much. So can't blame me for that.

And to put the icing on the cake, that is a site sponser on turbomustangs.

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Stuff slowly drizzling in....

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Originally Posted by Dragframe
Welll anyone want to give me the dimensions or at least the diamter of a T76 GTS so when i begin putting everything together I know the larger turbo will fit?

Thanks!

someone???
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Originally Posted by Dragframe
Welll anyone want to give me the dimensions or at least the diamter of a T76 GTS so when i begin putting everything together I know the larger turbo will fit?

Thanks!
bump?
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Any updates?

I have a set of the same headers if anyone is looking....
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Originally Posted by BLWN1
Any updates?

I have a set of the same headers if anyone is looking....
just more **** ordered... i can only move as fast as my check book and the mail will let me.
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Stuff still trickling in.

Im sure you all know these are =)

Thanks to Jose for his awesome customer service. He had it shipped out before he even had all his money. Thanks a LOT!!




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Old 11-15-2006, 09:11 PM
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buddy kyle helping me out welding up everything for me. Looking good.. today we go the headers done.... here are some pics...

If anyone can please please help me out on flaring the stock brake lines. It is giving me hell and I have not got one to double flare worth a **** at all. If there is a black secret to this voodoo then please let me in.









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old cheapy turbo i gave away (yeah... gave away)



New turbo that I dished out for...

Old 11-15-2006, 10:12 PM
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Welds look pretty good on those headers. What T-netics is that ? 76mm

Keep the progress and the pics coming.


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