Springfield Flyer.

[Peter Jack]

Mike, everyone has their own style and yours seems to be working just fine. Keep using it. There's no need to be embarrassed, you're performing bigtime. 

Pete

[JimL]

Sent you a little PM with a link to a quick method I have used to copy right-left parts.  Crude, but really fast and comes out accurate.

JimL

[tauruck]

Thanks Jim, I really appreciate your advice and input.
I checked out the link and your method is spot on.

Awesome, thank you brother.

[tauruck]

I started setting up the header/collector for welding.

Good thing I checked before welding. I had the collector
on upside down. There's a slight curve on the thing and
I would have really been upset having the angle wrong.

After the pic I turned it over. The last pipe needed a small change
but I'll do it in the AM.

[kiwi belly tank]

I'd be inclined to have the port plate bolted to the head so it doesn't pull on ya Mate.
  Sid.

[wobblywalrus]

Don't work on headers for more than a few hours at a time.  More than that is exhausting.

[4-barrel Mike]

Really, Bo?   On Sunday?? 



Mike

[tauruck]

Sid, I had no option to do it off the head but the little I've learned is that I only do short beads
and move around to avoid just that. The port plate is around 35mm thick.

Bo, I worked in between watching the MotoGP races.

Sunday, Monday it's all the same. Gotta get this car done.

BTW, over 100,000 views.
Who would have believed that?.

Most of it was help from the members. You can't buy the advice I've gotten here.
God Bless you all and thanks for keeping me going.

[kiwi belly tank]

It can still banana that bitch, keep an eye on it or better yet bolt it to something big & by the way, we haven't finished compiling our billing yet.... Mate!!
  Sid.

[tauruck]

  No problemo!!.

Thanks Sid. I'm finish welding the individual pipes off the plate
to save heartache later with having to try work in tight spots.

The photo I posted was when I was getting the angles and gaps closed.

I'll make sure I'll bolt the plate to the head with all the fasteners before I join
the collector.

[tauruck]

Still working on the headers.

MAJOR HEADACHE!!!!!

My feeling is that this is the toughest project on the car.
This is where two heads are better than one. I worked 7 hours
and had to walk away. I'm getting there slowly. Pics in the AM.

Winter arrived with a vengeance and it was -1*C last night.

Another problem is the sheet metal intake but I'll post in the tech section for
advice.

[SPARKY]

Our Canopy is what is eating us up but Francis is coming to the rescue.

[Frankie7799]

Keep plugging away Mike, the nose looks pretty awesome.

[tauruck]

Thanks Frankie.

Hey Sparky, what's holding you up?.
Is it the shape?.

[tauruck]

I keep jumping around from project to project but the header thing
has my undivided attention right now.

Latest is taking a 4" Stainless Steel elbow and converting one end to a rectangle
with radiused corners. It will be mated to the turbo mount.

I used the factory gasket as the template.

First plan of action was to clamp the round end between two square tubes and heat the stainless
to a cherry red while tightening the clamp.

It went a lot easier than I imagined and eventually I had the long side perfect after cutting a fillet out of the outer curve.
I clamped the elbow until the two end touched and spot welded it.
I get lucky with this material for some reason.