1939 Dodge 1.5 Ton Flatbed Build thread
#231
I doubt you really want 6' long links so the length for put together links is not much of an issue. Because I am setting my truck up for 19K lbs on the rear axle I went 2" Dom with .25" wall this stuff is heavy!
I took the turbo apart today, took a look at the intake wheel and it was better than I thought. I took some measurements and the exhaust is 5", the intake was 73mm X 107mm I could not measure the exhaust side of the wheel yet. There is a 26 stamped in the foot, I think the other one I saw there was stamped with the 23
I took the turbo apart today, took a look at the intake wheel and it was better than I thought. I took some measurements and the exhaust is 5", the intake was 73mm X 107mm I could not measure the exhaust side of the wheel yet. There is a 26 stamped in the foot, I think the other one I saw there was stamped with the 23
#233
#234
I doubt you really want 6' long links so the length for put together links is not much of an issue. Because I am setting my truck up for 19K lbs on the rear axle I went 2" Dom with .25" wall this stuff is heavy!
I took the turbo apart today, took a look at the intake wheel and it was better than I thought. I took some measurements and the exhaust is 5", the intake was 73mm X 107mm I could not measure the exhaust side of the wheel yet. There is a 26 stamped in the foot, I think the other one I saw there was stamped with the 23
I took the turbo apart today, took a look at the intake wheel and it was better than I thought. I took some measurements and the exhaust is 5", the intake was 73mm X 107mm I could not measure the exhaust side of the wheel yet. There is a 26 stamped in the foot, I think the other one I saw there was stamped with the 23
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#235
#237
Hey, I finally won something, I won a 3 piece exhaust from PTC Power! This should be perfect for my project, I will post more when I get it, but based on the research it looks great. I knew I was not going to win so I did some research, price is well below others but looks similar. Things are shaping up!
#238
#239
I received the flanges for my turbos in the mail the other day, and had a chance to get them put together.
For the HT60 I had to take the 3” SCH40 pipe and turn it into a rectangle to match the flange. It took a few hours, heating it with a torch, and bashing my vice handle with a 3lb hammer. One whack at a time I slowly compressed the pipe until it was about right. I then turned to the other two sides and beat at them for a while until it looked mostly like a rectangle.
I am not sure who won that battle, I was beat after making that pipe. So I called it a night and let everything cool off.
I had to sand and shape the pipe to fit the flange. Belt sander, angle grinder, test fit, try again…
It took a while but eventually I was able to get a really nice fit.
I do not have a real press so I used some clamps as a makeshift press. It worked great, I was able to get a perfect fit.
I welded up the outside first then ran a quick bead around the inside to allow me to sand it all flush without the seam between the flange and the pipe.
For the HT60 I had to take the 3” SCH40 pipe and turn it into a rectangle to match the flange. It took a few hours, heating it with a torch, and bashing my vice handle with a 3lb hammer. One whack at a time I slowly compressed the pipe until it was about right. I then turned to the other two sides and beat at them for a while until it looked mostly like a rectangle.
I am not sure who won that battle, I was beat after making that pipe. So I called it a night and let everything cool off.
I had to sand and shape the pipe to fit the flange. Belt sander, angle grinder, test fit, try again…
It took a while but eventually I was able to get a really nice fit.
I do not have a real press so I used some clamps as a makeshift press. It worked great, I was able to get a perfect fit.
I welded up the outside first then ran a quick bead around the inside to allow me to sand it all flush without the seam between the flange and the pipe.
#240
My exhaust is set with a 45* angle and I really wanted a 90* angle so I had to make a 45* wedge. This is turning out to be a real PITA. I drove all over town trying to find a rectangular pipe that was the correct size. Finally I found something I thought was correct. I had to cut a pipe with 22.5* angles on each end, then it turned out that the pipe was too wide to fit between the studs on the flange.
I had to cut about .25” out of the pipe center then weld it back up.
I maxed out the heat on the welder, and set the wire speed nice and low so I melted the crap out of each side and had great penetration, but just for sure I welded the inside a little as well.
I cleaned up the weld, it worked great and there was no seam so that was a good weld.
I welded one flange onto the pipe, welding on the inside so I could have material to sand back and so there was less cleanup on the outside.
Here is a test fit, it looked good so I went on to welding the other side.
Then came over 5 hours of die grinder fun, by the end of the night my hand was numb. Actually three days later my pointer finger is still numbed. I was trying to smooth out the flow through the piece, so I ended up welding it several more times and grinding it back throughout the night. Here is the part as I left it that night.
Well not leaving well enough alone, after another hour or so grinding and sanding it smooth, I did not like a few parts so I welded it again adding filler in areas and grinding it back.
Overall I am happy with the two parts I made, it took several days, but they look great and are solid.
I had to cut about .25” out of the pipe center then weld it back up.
I maxed out the heat on the welder, and set the wire speed nice and low so I melted the crap out of each side and had great penetration, but just for sure I welded the inside a little as well.
I cleaned up the weld, it worked great and there was no seam so that was a good weld.
I welded one flange onto the pipe, welding on the inside so I could have material to sand back and so there was less cleanup on the outside.
Here is a test fit, it looked good so I went on to welding the other side.
Then came over 5 hours of die grinder fun, by the end of the night my hand was numb. Actually three days later my pointer finger is still numbed. I was trying to smooth out the flow through the piece, so I ended up welding it several more times and grinding it back throughout the night. Here is the part as I left it that night.
Well not leaving well enough alone, after another hour or so grinding and sanding it smooth, I did not like a few parts so I welded it again adding filler in areas and grinding it back.
Overall I am happy with the two parts I made, it took several days, but they look great and are solid.