Derracudas zermatt 20vt,6spd, 351awhp - July 4th drive vid

Post by **Hank** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:40 pm

I thought the rings were oging to be rosette welded as well, but Derek's projects have never let me down before. I think he will make it look nice.

I do not think the picture does the fuel rail justice. If he powdercoats it and leaves the script plain, I think it will look nice. It isnt like he has it on the valve cover or anywhere else.

durq · Post by **durq** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:46 pm

You should look into aluminum brazing- the bicycle industry uses it quite a bit and a weldor friend says it is something easy to learn, it's just that nobody does it here. Or you could tap into the manifold itself (heaven forbid) and the thread in the rings directly. It wouldn't be a lot of thread but you could keep the underside clean with a proper length allen bolt and use a good thread locker. I wouldn't think it would create enough of a stress riser to blow out, but I could be very wrong...

speeding-g60 · Post by **speeding-g60** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:48 pm

drill a couple holes in the rings, puddle-weld them up, grind flush, polish rings and VIOLA.

derracuda · Post by **derracuda** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:56 pm

holes are in the rings already for the screws, so they could be welded there. i'll worry about how to mount them when i get back from my trip. right now i wanna get the runners and base plate welded so that it's useable at least. i'm tired of taping it up to fit it on the car

i'll look into rosette welding... never done that.... i guess i might need to learn something new again

Kuma · Post by **Kuma** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:41 pm

theres a yellow light on in the middle of the dash?!?

85oceanic · Post by **85oceanic** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:55 am

Personally the way the rings are mounted arn't my taste either, but it's a work in progress. Derek will figure out what looks best to him. I highly doubt he will let us down!

speeding-g60 · Post by **speeding-g60** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:45 pm

i have something in my little hands.... something we all want to see. and i got to see it finished before D did

a completed manifold.

whilst D is away WOO'ing the love of his life, his project moves forward....

pix @ 11.

psychorallyfreak · Post by **psychorallyfreak** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:55 pm

speeding-g60 wrote:i have something in my little hands.... something we all want to see. and i got to see it finished before D did

a completed manifold.

whilst D is away WOO'ing the love of his life, his project moves forward....

pix @ 11.

I hate you. I need to see the pics NOW.

Frank the quattro tank · Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:11 pm

:pics: !!!!!!!!!

Highlander · Post by **Highlander** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:43 am

Jonathan wrote:I had assumed all along that the rings would have been rosette welded directly to the IM, then the rosette welds would be ground smooth for a sort of Audi Sport look.

:stupid:

85oceanic · Post by **85oceanic** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:13 am

:pics: !!!!

my2000apb · Post by **my2000apb** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:30 am

:stupid: :stupid:

glibobbo21 · Post by **glibobbo21** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:47 am

U know hes no gonna show them til well after hes back right?

speeding-g60 · Post by **speeding-g60** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:05 pm

imma pix it tonight and email it to him... he has to host his own pixorz.....

but he be askin for pixorz as well

and honestly, it looks really good.....

speeding-g60 · Post by **speeding-g60** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:06 pm

but if he dont care i will put em up now for him.....

nismo · Post by **nismo** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:57 am

We'll vote for him. He doesn't care!

Eric

speeding-g60 · Post by **speeding-g60** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:52 pm

nismo wrote:We'll vote for him. He doesn't care!

Eric

ok.... i give in. (not really, i chatted with him last night and he said POST!)

you'ns ask, and ye shall receive....

and now the Manifold Model is running around saying he has the manifold... and he wants the manifold.... this kid i tell ya....

speeding-g60 · Post by **speeding-g60** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:06 pm

and how the hell do i post the pictures from my MG gallery? that tab is gone???? this was alot of work here, the long way around. someone best fix that tab for gallery pix....

speeding-g60 · Post by **speeding-g60** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:07 pm

hope you guys are happy now

Chub was checkin out the internal design, lookin in the holes to visualize flow, etc. (i think he more wanted to see if Hot Wheels would fit inside of it

)

Belgarion115 · Post by **Belgarion115** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:36 pm

lol that kid is too cute. sweet looking IM too.

zerb · Post by **zerb** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 3:19 pm

Hot wheels would fit in that forrrr sureeee.

Beautful welding.

nismo · Post by **nismo** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:46 pm

Getting Hot Wheels in there is not the problem...getting them out might be!

Eric

cuatrokoop · Post by **cuatrokoop** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 6:25 pm

I know i've said it before, but chubs is a cute kid.

Nice work on the mani!

ChrisAudi80 · Post by **ChrisAudi80** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:18 am

Sweet looking IM! Excellent work. Now for the next milestone:
Derek tuning his set up to with run this thing. Go Derek...

Get some awesome numbers. And vids of the start up. :-D

85oceanic · Post by **85oceanic** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:57 am

The IM looks freaking sweet! Nice work on it!