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John V · 02-04-2022, 08:10 PM

Well, so this took a long time. I'm not done, but it's very close. This has been an interesting problem to solve. I needed to keep access to the manifold fasteners, clearance to the cylinder head, water pipes, turbo, and various other underhood thingies. And then there's an order of operations to drilling the manifold and welding each of the pipes to the runners. I think I'm in the clear still but I'm burned out and my neck hurts from being under a helmet all day. Not sure how professional welders can do this every day.

02-04-2022, 08:10 PM	#409
John V No more BMWs Join Date: Apr 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: Ram, MS3, CX-5, RX-8 Location: Glenwood, MD Posts: 14,753	Well, so this took a long time. I'm not done, but it's very close. This has been an interesting problem to solve. I needed to keep access to the manifold fasteners, clearance to the cylinder head, water pipes, turbo, and various other underhood thingies. And then there's an order of operations to drilling the manifold and welding each of the pipes to the runners. I think I'm in the clear still but I'm burned out and my neck hurts from being under a helmet all day. Not sure how professional welders can do this every day.