Today i found a nice pipe at the junk yard and got it swapped onto the headers for The Turd project GS1000. Pipes off a 80 1000G and is the same except the says GS1000G instead of just GS1000.
FIRST was cut the rashed can off just ahead of the weld at the Y pipe.
Next was cut the good can off the Y pipe of the donor set
Making sure the head pipes were tight i put the hanger bolt in the donor can and swung it up to the Y pipe and made a sharpie mark
Once the donor can was cut i then ground it a little so i had a 1/8 inch gap (approximately ) to be able to get weld down in there.
Began spot welds to tack it together and then laid a heavy bead on everything i could get the MIG tip at..let cool and removed the pipe.
Finished tacking the rest of the gap closed and welded it heavy. You can just see the gap at the top of the weld in one of the pictures.
Tacked the rest once pipe came off and laid a bead on that as well.
Once cooled hit it with VHT universal aluminum header paint and put heat shield on.
Thats basically the process. I will have more pics after i do the carbs sync and roll it off the lift for better pictures outside.
Rashed can that came off
Can cut off right at the weld..blurry but you get the jest.
You can just see the gap between pieces right at the top here. Spot welded and bridged the gap.
Ran a bead over the spot puddles to ensure no pinholes.
Donor can installed and heat shield put on.....easy as that.
FIRST was cut the rashed can off just ahead of the weld at the Y pipe.
Next was cut the good can off the Y pipe of the donor set
Making sure the head pipes were tight i put the hanger bolt in the donor can and swung it up to the Y pipe and made a sharpie mark
Once the donor can was cut i then ground it a little so i had a 1/8 inch gap (approximately ) to be able to get weld down in there.
Began spot welds to tack it together and then laid a heavy bead on everything i could get the MIG tip at..let cool and removed the pipe.
Finished tacking the rest of the gap closed and welded it heavy. You can just see the gap at the top of the weld in one of the pictures.
Tacked the rest once pipe came off and laid a bead on that as well.
Once cooled hit it with VHT universal aluminum header paint and put heat shield on.
Thats basically the process. I will have more pics after i do the carbs sync and roll it off the lift for better pictures outside.
Rashed can that came off
Can cut off right at the weld..blurry but you get the jest.
You can just see the gap between pieces right at the top here. Spot welded and bridged the gap.
Ran a bead over the spot puddles to ensure no pinholes.
Donor can installed and heat shield put on.....easy as that.
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