FMIC Install/Fabrication Pics!!

SikofFalln · Post by **SikofFalln** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:51 am

Nice fab. Custom work is always good in my book, when it is tastefully done. It should look real nice once it is all polished and complete.

ZenkiS14 · Post by **ZenkiS14** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:16 am

SikofFalln;29038 wrote:Nice fab. Custom work is always good in my book, when it is tastefully done. It should look real nice once it is all polished and complete.

thanks man. I guess we're the only ones who appreciate it. On almost every website i posted this on, everyone is like "Why not order prebent piping" lol

IDK, i guess i just love custom one-off stuff. I love being able to see the hard work that went into a car rather than seeing a bunch of stickers with brand names on them.

5thgen · Post by **5thgen** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:40 am

bildo16;29037 wrote:great work, my only gripe is, why not order some pre-bent pipes and cut them to the angles you want, they cost a little bit more, but it would have saved TONS of time and argon. that is a shit ton of welds. props on gettin it done.

he probably saved money getting straight pipe rather than mandrel bent....and argon isn't too much. For a 142 CF cylinder its about $.30 per CF.

doing the work is almost always the best part though....who cares if you have to weld a little more.

Phate · Post by **Phate** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:05 am

rickles8099;28921 wrote:paint the intercooler black

but other than that, looks good. does this mean you'll be smokin' them corvettes now?

+1. Welcome to the world of smokin vettes.

JonDubya · Post by **JonDubya** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:48 pm

rickles8099;28921 wrote:paint the intercooler black

but other than that, looks good. does this mean you'll be smokin' them corvettes now?

Rick, I think that's the dumbest thing you've ever said.

Kyle, go ahead and paint it black...if you want to severely decrease the IC's efficiency. Only good way to do it is with anodizing.

greggles · Post by **greggles** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:01 pm

yeah i've seen your car at longhorn. god i always drive in there when i see it just to look at it.

ZenkiS14 · Post by **ZenkiS14** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:16 pm

haha yep that was me. I dont work there anymore though. I moved to Columbia and i am now working at the Alpine Shop down here.

Post by **budget_crx** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:24 pm

I saw this on midmo. you did an awesome job man. looks amazing!

bildo16 · Post by **bildo16** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:54 pm

5thgen;29159 wrote:he probably saved money getting straight pipe rather than mandrel bent....and argon isn't too much. For a 142 CF cylinder its about $.30 per CF.

doing the work is almost always the best part though....who cares if you have to weld a little more.

hence why i said, it would prolly cost a little bit more. apparently youve never tig'd before. cause if you had, you would know what im talkin about. i guess if the guy who did it for you gave a deal on labor, then go for it, but if you were to pay normal rates, then it probably would have been cheaper to buy mandrel bent pipes.

boner · Post by **boner** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:19 am

ZenkiS14;29105 wrote:thanks man. I guess we're the only ones who appreciate it. On almost every website i posted this on, everyone is like "Why not order prebent piping" lol

IDK, i guess i just love custom one-off stuff. I love being able to see the hard work that went into a car rather than seeing a bunch of stickers with brand names on them.

+1 Why buy it when you can make it. If you make something your self you will like it alot more in the end. O-yeah looks great man good work.