Free metal, free fabrication.. what do you make?

[der affe]

custom air box?
i just started working on one today with some chip board.

do you have access to a sheet metal brake and shears for sheet metal and hand shears?

i would be easy to lay out a "box" with a floor, back (where the AFM/MAF come through) , a engine side, and fender side for mounting. leave the top open and use a seal that seals it to the bottom of the hood and leave the front open for in comming air as well as trim the "floor" of it so you get the low pressure air from under the front fender/valance. use WATER BASED under coating/chip guard as an insulation fro heat.

that is pretty much what i am doing, except that i am making mine out of alum. since you can't tig there, you would have to do thin gauge sheet metal, then either overlap the peices and rivet it or mig weld it at the seams on the inside.

my plastic heat sheild is crumbling so i have to do something about it.

if you ahve some time (and want to cheat....) i can im you the deminsions of it when i am done.

[lowbrow1]

E30 madmax brush guards/cow pushers to handle the cops and ricers.

[TwoJ's]

I've taken machining, CAD/CAM and welding/fab classes. They are in my major, and I'll be making better sway bars for my senior project.

[fiftytakedowns]

custom air box?
i just started working on one today with some chip board.

do you have access to a sheet metal brake and shears for sheet metal and hand shears?

i would be easy to lay out a "box" with a floor, back (where the AFM/MAF come through) , a engine side, and fender side for mounting. leave the top open and use a seal that seals it to the bottom of the hood and leave the front open for in comming air as well as trim the "floor" of it so you get the low pressure air from under the front fender/valance. use WATER BASED under coating/chip guard as an insulation fro heat.

that is pretty much what i am doing, except that i am making mine out of alum. since you can't tig there, you would have to do thin gauge sheet metal, then either overlap the peices and rivet it or mig weld it at the seams on the inside.

my plastic heat sheild is crumbling so i have to do something about it.

if you ahve some time (and want to cheat....) i can im you the deminsions of it when i am done.

PLEASE PM me this! Maybe Ill go back to my Cone filter after all.

[fiftytakedowns]

I've taken machining, CAD/CAM and welding/fab classes. They are in my major, and I'll be making better sway bars for my senior project.

Thats pretty awesome man!
although If I had that sort of skill Id fab up a turbo mani and a plenumb. or like a Roll cage haha.

[///M42 sport]

if you do this it would be baller

[quickervicar]

Welding: skidplate or intake plenum (8 hours? doubtful)

Machining/CNC: 15mm wheel spacers

[Burning2nd]

What kindda class is this?!!!! U cant machine? No bridgeport or lathe? Hand tools only?!
Hmmmmmm what kinda of materal do u have
to choose from?

Wait what tools can u use?

[fiftytakedowns]

Its a welding/ fabrication class.

not a machining class.

I can use tubing, Bars, and like sheetmetal/ other thick sheet metal

[der affe]

PLEASE PM me this! Maybe Ill go back to my Cone filter after all.

i am back burnering this right now because of my hand healing from more surgery, but when i get it done i'll take some shots and measurements and if i can save it, i'll mail you the chip board model to copy off of.

[der affe]

do you have access to a sheetmetal brake, shears, plenishing hammer, english wheel, leather shot bag and hammers in the class too?

[bimmer_E30]

make a cheap skid plates..

like for 70shipped.

[theox69]

^I'd buy it.

[Dominic49]

class 3 rear hitch that bolts the the bumper shock mounts

[1mz]

m50 turbo manifold! haha