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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: Hulmie on 14 November 2010, 21:44
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Well someone from leoncupra.net contacted me and asked if i would polish up his inlet manifold for him.
here's the final result, alot of hard work gone into it.
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Hulmie/14112010163.jpg)
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Nice one mate, you must have sore hands now :lipsrsealed:
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Looks good bud....reminds me of when i did my 1200 bandit swing arm and forks....i know how much a filthy job it is.....did you charge him a couple of bob for it :wink: :wink: :grin: :grin:
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oh yes, dont do it foc.
hands arent that sore Wez as i use a polishing kit. but still get cover in polish n metal coming off the wheel at 3000rpm
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How many hours would something like that take?
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That looks good, Keep toying with the idea of doing mine but I just dont have the patience :grin:
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if i was to do it from start to finish i would say a good 72hours, maybe more. But i like to take my time with them, cos if you rush then you end up slipping with the powerdrill and putting deep scratches in the metal which you have to flat out again. (I know from previous experience.)
In full i Beed blast the whole manifold to get it all clean, then flat the surface down with 120grit, then 320 grit, removing and smoothing off the welds, then polish it in 3 stages.
I am more then happy to do them for people at a cost, as its very time consuming and very messy.
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Go on then how much did you charge him? :tongue:
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I\d be interested in how much you charge too... :smiley:
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He sent me the manifold and im charging him £50 and that includes 1st class recorded delivery back to him.
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must also say i only polished the viewable area's. no point in doing the underside as no one would see it.
this is some of the others ive done
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Hulmie/New%20White%20GOLF/23042010030.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Hulmie/New%20White%20GOLF/23042010031.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Hulmie/New%20White%20GOLF/23042010032.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Hulmie/New%20White%20GOLF/23042010033.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Hulmie/New%20White%20GOLF/23042010034.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Hulmie/New%20White%20GOLF/23042010036.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Hulmie/New%20White%20GOLF/23042010037.jpg)
The underside
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Hulmie/New%20White%20GOLF/23042010035.jpg)
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Half a job :rolleyes: :tongue:
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would look out of place in a dirty diesel engine. On the other hand would fit in well with the half a job engine :laugh: :tongue:
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thats a good job mate, i had a crack at doing mine a few months back turned out ok, couldnt be arsed doing it all tho :grin:
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j283/nhoyglun/P1020153.jpg)
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would look out of place in a dirty diesel engine. On the other hand would fit in well with the half a job engine :laugh: :tongue:
I guess you like something shiny to look at when you're under the bonnet fixing another broken pipe / coilpack etc :tongue:
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AGU mate, dont suffer with dodgey coilpacks. Suppose fixing a broken pipe is better than fixing a knackered turbo :tongue:
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Touche' :grin: :grin:
Thom
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MAy have to ask you to do the inlet manifold for my mk3 GTi. I like that alot.
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Awesome work :afro:
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Jimmy, never done a mk3 inlet before so not sure what work is involved. if your interested maybe put a pic of a mk3 manifold up and then i can give you a quote.
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The material may be slightly textured, I can't remember, I'll get a photo tomorrow.
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The material may be slightly textured, I can't remember, I'll get a photo tomorrow.
the mk4 inlet is the same as most manifolds come out of a cast so dont produce a smooth finish.
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here's a Bora 2.0 8v inlet manifold i did for my mate
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Hulmie/Mobile%20Uploads/26052010063.jpg)
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mk3 inlet would be easier then the 2.0 bora one, pipes are wider apart
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its having the right size wheel to get in between the ports. Only just manage on the 1.8t manifolds.
Jimmy, drop me a PM if you want a mk3 one doing and we can discuss things.
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(http://www.dragtimes.com/images-classifieds-large/VW-Volkswagen-Euro-GTI-GLI-16V-50mm-intake-manifold-for-sale_120634046888.jpg)
This is a pic of one I found on the internet.