Hot Rods Top Banana Style Slingshot Dragster- Marty Strode-Chris Kopp.

Thank you for the tip Marty! I do have some silicone bronze rod, have to see if I have 1/16 tungsten, I think I do. I will show the results.

 

Marty, that 6 port merge collector looks like the pieces I get from Chris at S.P.D. Nice job!

 

Any tips on silicone bronze tig, Marty? I’ve got some small tungstens and a new gas lens. Argon or ???

What about flux on the mating surface? And machine settings? Just like steel, or something else? Enquiring minds want to know…

 

I have had good luck using silicon bronze MIG wire to weld on a pair of Deuce coupe quarter panels with minimum distortion.

Not sure that would pass airframe muster, but the small diameter Mig wire made it easy to make welds with minimum heat and minimum filler wire.

 

OK, best I could do with bad eyes and the shakes. I did go with silicone bronze.



They do fit just have to work on the flats. I do have some ideas for that too.

 

Oh yeah 394 olds with a hilborn injector I dig that but I have a 6-71 blower and two port on my 394 sorry Marty now back to the show already in progress

 

Looks great, and the Silcone Bronze files easy.

 

Thank you Marty for your suggestions and I may take you up on that left over stainless when you are done. I am making 4.5 inch stacks so I am thinking I will need about 38 inches if you have that much left. But ideally I would like to make 7 inch ones.

 

Another great thread I missed. Cool project.

 

Wow, that picture of your 2 toys blew me away. Time to think about paint for the rail, but do love polished aluminum ( a job to keep you busy ). Better you start another fantastic build.

 

We are planning on just going with a grained Scotch Brite bare aluminum for the time being The chassis will get paint and some plating.