CherryVimto
Well-known member
Thanks Kyle.... it was good to meet you too.
Got home safely with no spillages although the car stunk of oil for about 2 days after!
I'm now the proud owner of a welder!
I bought a 220A DC MMA 'mini' inverter welder that is the size of a shoe box!
Is anyone out there clever enough to work out what size generator I would need to power this thing if I provide the specs..? I tried working it out myself and by my calculations I need a generator the size of my car!
* I don't necessarily NEED to run this on a generator, but it would be nice if I could! Even if I could run the welder long enough to tack parts together I could then take the parts home and weld them up properly.
Once I've bought a mask and some rods I can get some metal and start mocking up some brackets for the charger.
I have also got a rear strut brace that doesn't quite fit as nicely as I want so I will now be able to get that sorted.
I managed to get a wee bit of time with the car and started to mock up some of the pipework:
This section of pipework is the hardest. The intercooler pipe runs horizontal, through a right angle and then straight up but angling towards the rear of the car. The throttlebody is angled upwards and towards the front of the car.
Although I have got a section of pipe on the intercooler I need to add in a 'T' pipe between the throttlebody and the intercooler to spout off to the BOV, which will vent back to the inlet side. When that is in that section will be complete.
After that headache I can rough out the pipework from the filter/MAF down in the direction of where the charger will mount.
I will then be able to gauge what room I have to fit the fuel pressure regulator and catch can.
The throttlebody and the inlet will get repainted at some point as it makes the whole setup look untidy.
I may even consider painting/powdercoating the pipework....
Got home safely with no spillages although the car stunk of oil for about 2 days after!
I'm now the proud owner of a welder!
I bought a 220A DC MMA 'mini' inverter welder that is the size of a shoe box!
Is anyone out there clever enough to work out what size generator I would need to power this thing if I provide the specs..? I tried working it out myself and by my calculations I need a generator the size of my car!
* I don't necessarily NEED to run this on a generator, but it would be nice if I could! Even if I could run the welder long enough to tack parts together I could then take the parts home and weld them up properly.
Once I've bought a mask and some rods I can get some metal and start mocking up some brackets for the charger.
I have also got a rear strut brace that doesn't quite fit as nicely as I want so I will now be able to get that sorted.
I managed to get a wee bit of time with the car and started to mock up some of the pipework:
This section of pipework is the hardest. The intercooler pipe runs horizontal, through a right angle and then straight up but angling towards the rear of the car. The throttlebody is angled upwards and towards the front of the car.
Although I have got a section of pipe on the intercooler I need to add in a 'T' pipe between the throttlebody and the intercooler to spout off to the BOV, which will vent back to the inlet side. When that is in that section will be complete.
After that headache I can rough out the pipework from the filter/MAF down in the direction of where the charger will mount.
I will then be able to gauge what room I have to fit the fuel pressure regulator and catch can.
The throttlebody and the inlet will get repainted at some point as it makes the whole setup look untidy.
I may even consider painting/powdercoating the pipework....