hi...need to make a manifold for m112 sc for 1uzfe..
2 options open to me..steel or ali...i can weld steel well, its a breeze..never done ali..
if i use steel i will be making manifold to bolt onto lower half of existing 1uz manifold..this i know has down sides, ie cant fit charge cooler into it,sc sticks out of bonnet and uses dodgy lower intake...however its easy to make..
use ali, then make complete manifold just using original faces that bolt to heads (including injector holes..).then sc wont stick out of bonnet and can include charge cooler..but...i cant weld ali (yet)
i can afford to go buy a 150a tig..will that be upto the job of fabing 8mm ali plate..and how tricky is ali tig welding...i know thats how long is a bit of string question..but i am good at welding mig,stick and brazing etc..whats involved??
i would really like to be able to weld ali..but honestly is this a home taught thing or will i need to go school.?.(no hope no time)
thank you for your patience
2 options open to me..steel or ali...i can weld steel well, its a breeze..never done ali..
if i use steel i will be making manifold to bolt onto lower half of existing 1uz manifold..this i know has down sides, ie cant fit charge cooler into it,sc sticks out of bonnet and uses dodgy lower intake...however its easy to make..
use ali, then make complete manifold just using original faces that bolt to heads (including injector holes..).then sc wont stick out of bonnet and can include charge cooler..but...i cant weld ali (yet)
i can afford to go buy a 150a tig..will that be upto the job of fabing 8mm ali plate..and how tricky is ali tig welding...i know thats how long is a bit of string question..but i am good at welding mig,stick and brazing etc..whats involved??
i would really like to be able to weld ali..but honestly is this a home taught thing or will i need to go school.?.(no hope no time)
thank you for your patience