Bikingpro5 supercharged Protege5

[bikingpro5]

SC outlet is almost finished, just a few more welds and some cleaning up, not bad for some welding rookies.

well time for some food before its back out to the shop to cut/weld some metal.

 

[ajkulish]

looks really good. care to hold it up to the supercharger how it will be mounted and snap some pics? also what is the hole for? temp sensor?

 

[bikingpro5]

looks really good. care to hold it up to the supercharger how it will be mounted and snap some pics? also what is the hole for? temp sensor?

there will be all kinds of pics once its finished, the hole was where cres had his bov mounted i reused the mounting plate and piece of pipe to make mine. I just need to weld that shut next then clean everything up before it gets coated.

 

[ajkulish]

very interested in seeing that outlet when its finished. good work.

 

[JayG1989]

I don't know how I haven't been subbed to this... Easily one of the cleanest and well put together Protege5's out there. Big fan of the wood in the hatch haha.

Love your car BikingPro, can't wait to see the finished SC set up.

 

[HKPRO5]

It was a good thing I sent those pieces lol.

 

[bikingpro5]

I don't know how I haven't been subbed to this... Easily one of the cleanest and well put together Protege5's out there. Big fan of the wood in the hatch haha.

Love your car BikingPro, can't wait to see the finished SC set up.

thanks

It was a good thing I sent those pieces lol.

ya all of your pieces are in a pile on the floor now.. not sure how you welded them but the welds never took so once we cleaned up the beads the pieces simply fell apart.. so all of these pieces have completely been made by us in the garage. But im glad you sent them so we could match the plates.

 

[JDM_Pro5]

Patiently waiting for updates

 

[Cleverfrog]

So nobody got up and running this weekend huh. me, brian_mp5t or you. Soon enough though. No rush.

 

[Cleverfrog]

thanks



ya all of your pieces are in a pile on the floor now.. not sure how you welded them but the welds never took so once we cleaned up the beads the pieces simply fell apart.. so all of these pieces have completely been made by us in the garage. But im glad you sent them so we could match the plates.

Most of the time you shouldn't grind weld beads. It greatly reduces their strength. Especially on thinner materials. Just my $.02

 

[bikingpro5]

So nobody got up and running this weekend huh. me, brian_mp5t or you. Soon enough though. No rush.

well mine ran this weekend, but was not driven.. needs exhaust and few other small details before i drive it

 

[Cleverfrog]

well mine ran this weekend, but was not driven.. needs exhaust and few other small details before i drive it

Mine ran too. Sounded like death. Doesn't count unless it was driven to work this morning

 

[bikingpro5]

Most of the time you shouldn't grind weld beads. It greatly reduces their strength. Especially on thinner materials. Just my $.02

this is true, only thing we did was clean up the beads/metal around them with a flap disk(still new to welding myself). But i can tell looking in the pipe that the previous welds did not penetrate the metal at all.

 

[bikingpro5]

Mine ran too. Sounded like death. Doesn't count unless it was driven to work this morning

well wont be driven till i receive the last few needed parts, air filter, exhaust. I'm also in no crazy hurry since its cold/wet here to drive on my summer tires.. we still hit just around freezing a few nights ago

 

[Cleverfrog]

What kind of material was it?

 

[bikingpro5]

What kind of material was it?

looks like steel IC piping, either way the new one is done now and was dropped off to be coated this morning.

 

[Cleverfrog]

Hmm. well at least you've got a new one

 

[bikingpro5]

Hmm. well at least you've got a new one

ya I used the parts Cres sent to mock up the plates and see how the pieces went.. its all good now i just have to wait to get those back.

 

[RicoP5]

Badass almost there

 

[bikingpro5]

another parcel arrived today.. nice new SS rear endlinks, cannot wait to install them