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z7turbo
Posts : 243 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 53 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Sat Jun 06, 2009 12:57 pm | |
| BTW...I didn't use the flanges in the picture...they were a cheap set I had picked up. The ones that came in the header kit are real nice. They look to be laser cut, not flame or plasma like the original set. | |
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Futurama
Posts : 376 Join date : 2008-11-12 Age : 44 Location : ft worth texas.
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:50 pm | |
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z7turbo
Posts : 243 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 53 Location : Toledo, Ohio
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z7turbo
Posts : 243 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 53 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:36 pm | |
| A little more progress..... Yeah...it's a little messy....that's what happens when you have 3 projects....2 of which are being worked on. I wish the kids would leave me alone for at least 8 hrs....I might get a little more accomplished. | |
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Futurama
Posts : 376 Join date : 2008-11-12 Age : 44 Location : ft worth texas.
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:06 am | |
| nice pics. looks like you got your work "cut" out for you lol | |
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z7turbo
Posts : 243 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 53 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:51 pm | |
| Yeah....you ain't kidding. The bitch is, I'm building these for the ease of starter removal in mind. Hopefully, when finished, I'll be able to remove/install any size starter without having to crack 1 header bolt loose. The back tubes are proving to be a pain also because I've added 2" of engine setback. Even with the size of these things, I should be able to slip them in and out by removing motor mounts and lifting the engine up slightly.....Here are few more pix. #3 & 4 tubes completely tacked together. here's a shot from underneath...trying for maximum ground clearance. sorry for crappy cell phone picture, but you can get the idea. | |
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z7turbo
Posts : 243 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 53 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Sun Jul 12, 2009 2:04 am | |
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z7turbo
Posts : 243 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 53 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:36 pm | |
| pass side is done except some hi temp paint...these pics were taken before final welding premium starter clearance...none of the tubes go underneath the starter...kinda hard to see. | |
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z7turbo
Posts : 243 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 53 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:32 am | |
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Revolution909
Posts : 276 Join date : 2008-11-08 Age : 34
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:25 am | |
| Looks very sick! Looks so good I almost want to try and make some for my 351 when I put it in... almost lol. | |
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detroitiron2000
Posts : 320 Join date : 2008-11-08 Age : 61 Location : Bridgman, Michigan
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:32 pm | |
| WOW....very cool....wish I could weld! | |
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z7turbo
Posts : 243 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 53 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:02 pm | |
| The only reason that I'm able to afford to do this is that I'm building everything myself! Yes, it does take more time, and yes it does take some skill. The first set of headers that I ever built looked like total dogshit....but they worked.....here's the kit that I used for the zephyr... http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Ford-Header-Kits,3842.htmlPart # for the 460...BIG BLOCK FORD HEADER KIT Item #: 930FO460 | |
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Revolution909
Posts : 276 Join date : 2008-11-08 Age : 34
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:35 pm | |
| - detroitiron2000 wrote:
- WOW....very cool....wish I could weld!
Anyone can weld bro, it just takes time to know how to make your weld look good(and penetrate good), but its nothing your average guy cant learn, all it takes it a bit of patience and a bunch of practice. | |
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z7turbo
Posts : 243 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 53 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:31 pm | |
| - Revolution909 wrote:
- detroitiron2000 wrote:
- WOW....very cool....wish I could weld!
Anyone can weld bro, it just takes time to know how to make your weld look good(and penetrate good), but its nothing your average guy cant learn, all it takes it a bit of patience and a bunch of practice. CAN I GET AN AMEN? | |
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detroitiron2000
Posts : 320 Join date : 2008-11-08 Age : 61 Location : Bridgman, Michigan
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:53 pm | |
| Well...oddly enough...I just took a new job where I work and guess what! I'm now the manager of our company's local model shop. So I've already spoken with the best welder there and he's going to teach me! I'm psyched!!
I'll post up when I do my first project.
Strange how things like this happen coincidentally! | |
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z7turbo
Posts : 243 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 53 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:31 pm | |
| Awesome.....you can doooo it! | |
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Revolution909
Posts : 276 Join date : 2008-11-08 Age : 34
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:34 pm | |
| - detroitiron2000 wrote:
- Well...oddly enough...I just took a new job where I work and guess what! I'm now the manager of our company's local model shop. So I've already spoken with the best welder there and he's going to teach me! I'm psyched!!
I'll post up when I do my first project.
Strange how things like this happen coincidentally! Sounds great man, I hope you have fun. I really enjoy welding now, thankfully because I am finding more rust holes every day lol. If you ever have any questions about welding post them up, I have learned how to weld just by myself, so I have already made all the mistakes lol. | |
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z7turbo
Posts : 243 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 53 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:34 am | |
| Alright, I'm over my fabricators block, and have finally started on the drivers side header. I was having a bit of difficulty getting around the steering shaft with all of my header tubes....trying to keep everything simple....yeah, right! The problem that I've encountered is from my engine setback. Raising the body 2" allowed me to set the engine back another 2-3"....making it kind of cramped for the #7-8 tubes. My solution to the problem is to build a tri-y type of header. So far, I've merged #7-8 primary tubes together into a 2 1/2 pipe...this should have very little affect on performance if any at all. Finished product will have #5-6 primary merged into a 2 1/2" pipe also....both 2 1/2' pipes will then merge together at the collector. As you can see, I did goof a little. | |
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z7turbo
Posts : 243 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 53 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:37 am | |
| Man, when I can finally move this car, I've got a lot of cleaning to do! | |
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Futurama
Posts : 376 Join date : 2008-11-12 Age : 44 Location : ft worth texas.
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:15 pm | |
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z7turbo
Posts : 243 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 53 Location : Toledo, Ohio
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:26 am | |
| got a little more done this week....I made #5-6 merge and it's slowly coming together. | |
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Revolution909
Posts : 276 Join date : 2008-11-08 Age : 34
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:38 am | |
| Very nice! Keep up the good work bro. | |
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z7turbo
Posts : 243 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 53 Location : Toledo, Ohio
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z7turbo
Posts : 243 Join date : 2008-11-16 Age : 53 Location : Toledo, Ohio
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Revolution909
Posts : 276 Join date : 2008-11-08 Age : 34
| Subject: Re: My 1980 z7 turbo Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:49 pm | |
| Lookin good, its nice getting some stuff done isnt it lol. | |
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