FMIC Install/Fabrication Pics.

[BlackZenkiS14]

FINISHED!

Day 1 of fabrication:

Here is what i started with. This is with my stock SMIC that i have been using for almost 2 years now.
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This is the garage where it all goes down.
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after we tore down the front end.
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The old one. 14+ year old SMIC.
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For comparison :D
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Cuttin' the bumper support.
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Removed the A/C Condensor
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Drilled the hole for the cold pipe.
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Welded on mounting tab number 1.
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First official test fit.
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Cutting the first pipes.
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First bend finished.
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First pipe finished (lower cold pipe)
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Pie-cuts ***.
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Welding the pipes.
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2nd pipe finished. (lower hot side)
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Pair of lower pipes.
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End of night 1 pictures.
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Day 2 fabrication:

Fitting the new cold pipe
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Welding my IACV tube.
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[BlackZenkiS14]

IACV tube welded to cold pipe.
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End of day 2.
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Day 3 of fabrication:

We started and finished the hot pipe today.
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All welded up...so far.
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Some great looking welds, IMO.
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Yes, i know my fan shroud is destroyed, i dont wanna explain.
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Doing some more pipe cutting. This is the new saw my buddy got recently.
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The TIG welder.
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Fitting some more pipes.
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Welding some stuff up, just tacking it, so we can test the fit.
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Just a picture of the garage.
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Almost done. Fitting some more pipes.
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All tacked up for final test fit.
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All finished and welded up hot pipe. w00t
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Both of the upper pipes. Hot pipe on top, cold pipe on bottom.
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Yay for mothers polish.
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Fitting my BOV flange.
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Abbey Road Company. F T W.
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Drilling the whole in the hot pipe for the BOV flange.
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Welding the flange on.
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DONE, Done, and DONE! :D
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Yay for being a dork.
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Couple close ups.
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End of day 3 pics.
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So what do you guys think? :happyguns

[driftsilvias13]

very nice work! looks clean

[LB.Motoring]

Looks like you took your time,

berrry balla.

[jiggs]

pretty clean,

[CrazyIvan]

that is very nice and Im sure you put some time into it, BUT you could have bought some bends you know... those pipes have some nasty bends :( Nway you deserv +1 for all that effort :)

[s13silvia_R]

very nice weld dude, nice line of equipment.

[BlackZenkiS14]

that is very nice and Im sure you put some time into it, BUT you could have bought some bends you know... those pipes have some nasty bends :( Nway you deserv +1 for all that effort :)

I actually saved HUNDREDS of dollars by doing it this way. Honestly, i think it looks cooler, and i really enjoy all the fabrication, and having one-off piping. Its a one of a kind, kinda thing. And that was the attraction for me. Anyone can buy bends and piece something together. But honestly, if i have access to stuff like this, why not make something really cool! :2f2f:

[Neejay]

I actually saved HUNDREDS of dollars by doing it this way. Honestly, i think it looks cooler, and i really enjoy all the fabrication, and having one-off piping. Its a one of a kind, kinda thing. And that was the attraction for me. Anyone can buy bends and piece something together. But honestly, if i have access to stuff like this, why not make something really cool! :2f2f:
I agree. I actually like the way yours looks.

Good job.

[LB.Motoring]

that is very nice and Im sure you put some time into it, BUT you could have bought some bends you know... those pipes have some nasty bends :( Nway you deserv +1 for all that effort :)


somehow i dont see any nasty bends.....

[Neejay]

somehow i dont see any nasty bends.....
Me neither, lol. I dont know what that guy was talking about.

[s13speeddrft]

Very nice fab work. I like it, dont really see any nasty bends either.

[ALEXTHESUS*PECT]

that is very nice and Im sure you put some time into it, BUT you could have bought some bends you know... those pipes have some nasty bends :( Nway you deserv +1 for all that effort :)
everything looks super smooth to me. what would you have done differently? :eek2: i think it looks beautiful!:bowrofl:

[KwKouki]

+1 crazy monster welds look much neater than smooth one piece piping.

wanna make a hotpipe and intake for me?

[ROTTEN EGG]

how many hours did you spend fabin up the pipes? that is some amazing work you've done. keep up the good work!

[surge s14]

looks awesome make me pipes man i want some clean ones too for my ka :D

[derek_s13]

came out awesome. wish i had some of the machinery you do.

i think welds looks way tougher than bends too. makes the engine bay look muscular lol.

good job.

[ilia]

How big of a difference did you feel going from stock to this?

[nissanberto]

very very nice, i like the welds on the piping, it does make it look meaner, so are you going to powdercoat them or anything? or jsut polish them?

[YoungRookie]

Looks gangster man. Welds look great too. Wish my garage had a pipe cutter and welder like yours. I'd be doing shit like this all day if i could

[BlackZenkiS14]

I wish I could take the credit for all the welding, but i didnt do it all. I did some of the cutting, most of the fitting, and some other small pieces we needed. But my good friend Pat did all the welding for me.

I think we have roughly 30+ hours in this whole installation.

I havent been able to feel much of difference yet. But i have only gotten on it once or so. Then i blew a coupler off, :( , im nervous to get on it again haha.
But before we finished the cold pipe, it felt a bit better. Its kinda hard to tell though, because its been pretty cold out, my smic was actually doing a decent job keeping cool, so now this is only a bit cooler. Im sure i'll notice a huge difference in the summer!

Im not going to powdercoat it or anything, their just gonna get polished some more.

[YoungRookie]

Do worry about blowing couplers off. you will just not build any boost. My car use to do it all the damn time with my old intercooler setup. FYI spray some hairspray inside the coupler and on the pipe where it will go on, helps it stick on better :)

[forum04pl]

great work, and +1 on not worrying about blowing couplers. you only have a few on your setup so it should be a quick fix if your ever stranded from blowing one.

im glad to see some nice tig'ing and some homade pipes. keep it up

[Tenchuu]

want to do piping for me?

[rps13drift]

Looks awesome! I would love to do the same thing but use v-band clamps in stead of couplings. Just curious did you use steel or aluminum

[forum04pl]

looks aluminum

a vband setup would be sick but isnt really needed or practical money wise unless the car is fully race ready.. even then it might be overkill

[speed_racerx]

why dont you try to put a lip on the end of those pipes. it should help the pipes from popping off.

[sepulchral]

i woulda said the hell with it and welded the lower pipes to the intercooler... less posibility for leaks and you still would be able to take it off

i like the work, i would suggest doing what speed_racerx said tho

[seekanddestroy]

Pie cuts are great, if you use quite a bit more of them with less angle.

Other than that, looks good.

I just run a bead along the edge of the tube to act as a bead for the coupler to seat on... Bead rollers are great, but around $400 for a decent one.

[RoyalFlush]

looking great man!
nice pics, i think it looks clean, no 'nasty bends'
+1 for saving money

[revd34]

looks good.
gotta love FMIC

[atutt]

nice work, welds need to be a lil more consistent though... but they look really good regardless...

[bleach8484]

I think it looks great, I always liked the look it gives by welding it up like that.

My only question is.... What took ya so long if you had access to all that ?!?!

[atutt]

My bad if I made it sound bad. What I mean't was, the weld beads were a little inconsistent. Meaning the diametre of the beads weren't consistent. The welds itself look very clean and proper, with proper penetration. Awesome job regardless though.

[cleantune]

Great job! no "nasty" bends. Looks very clean.