Sorry I have not posted any info on the tips but here is som
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 1:20 pm
Sorry I have not posted any info and I would post the info I have but I just got home after spending the day in the ER, Stroke diagnosis when I was brought in and later the outcome was was not a stroke, thank God.
They did tell me that after the CT scan they found a large Cyst against my brain and when they compared my CT from 6 or 7 years ago it was also there, they also ruled out that the cyst caused my problems I had....
It sucks getting old.....
As you all know I have been working with a manufacture on making an affordable good looking and as accurate to the original tip I can have made, I have test samples made and give them my findings and they make changes and send them back. I decided to move closer to original looking tips if I can get them made at a reasonable cost, first lets look at what is original and what do we need.
Original tips rotted out very quickly, we do not want that so a change in material is needed.
Original tips were spot welded in 3 spots on the outside, I have seen some that have cracked and separated at the weld locations, yes I can have them spot welded again or welded completely around the tube, jury is still out on what to do about this.
Original tips were not sealed at the inlet side between the internal chamber (Red Part) and external grated housing, I think that it should be, this may help with keeping the Red surface below the grated sections cleaner if there is little to NO flow of exhaust carbon.....
S0GTX is sending me a shorty set that has been dissected so I can see the internals better so those will be next and I hope that some one has a 6-pack or Hemi tip that I can borrow to measure and those will be made too.
Then I will move to 73-74 tips.
All this takes time to make them as best as I can, of course, not everyone will be happy, some will say that they are good but still not 100% original, yes I know but what I am trying to do is make them better and affordable and not cheapen the quality and integrity of what it should be by cutting corners just to make a buck!
So to give you an idea on how I am going about this, here are my models that I have accurately made from original tips, from this point I will turn them into drawings and hand them off to a mfg. I make the models so I can visually check the looks and compare them to original pieces, it is much better than just dimensions on paper!!!! Oh and Yes I know there is NO hanger on the 71 Tip so you do not need to let me know
They did tell me that after the CT scan they found a large Cyst against my brain and when they compared my CT from 6 or 7 years ago it was also there, they also ruled out that the cyst caused my problems I had....
It sucks getting old.....
As you all know I have been working with a manufacture on making an affordable good looking and as accurate to the original tip I can have made, I have test samples made and give them my findings and they make changes and send them back. I decided to move closer to original looking tips if I can get them made at a reasonable cost, first lets look at what is original and what do we need.
Original tips rotted out very quickly, we do not want that so a change in material is needed.
Original tips were spot welded in 3 spots on the outside, I have seen some that have cracked and separated at the weld locations, yes I can have them spot welded again or welded completely around the tube, jury is still out on what to do about this.
Original tips were not sealed at the inlet side between the internal chamber (Red Part) and external grated housing, I think that it should be, this may help with keeping the Red surface below the grated sections cleaner if there is little to NO flow of exhaust carbon.....
S0GTX is sending me a shorty set that has been dissected so I can see the internals better so those will be next and I hope that some one has a 6-pack or Hemi tip that I can borrow to measure and those will be made too.
Then I will move to 73-74 tips.
All this takes time to make them as best as I can, of course, not everyone will be happy, some will say that they are good but still not 100% original, yes I know but what I am trying to do is make them better and affordable and not cheapen the quality and integrity of what it should be by cutting corners just to make a buck!
So to give you an idea on how I am going about this, here are my models that I have accurately made from original tips, from this point I will turn them into drawings and hand them off to a mfg. I make the models so I can visually check the looks and compare them to original pieces, it is much better than just dimensions on paper!!!! Oh and Yes I know there is NO hanger on the 71 Tip so you do not need to let me know
