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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Walkerboy on 04 September 2011, 21:47

Title: mk3 smoothed manifold
Post by: Walkerboy on 04 September 2011, 21:47

Hi guys and girls
Trying to find out about smoothing a OB1 manifold like this........
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4250620-Please-post-pics-of-shaved-VR6-manifold-similar-to-this....
anyone anyone?

Title: Re: mk3 smoothed manifold
Post by: Wayne on 04 September 2011, 21:51

I would guess a dremel and lots of elbow grease.

Title: Re: mk3 smoothed manifold
Post by: Walkerboy on 04 September 2011, 22:07

yer but the leads holes are smoothed out ect ect

Title: Re: mk3 smoothed manifold
Post by: F17BAD on 04 September 2011, 22:22

I prefere the standard but uber clean look personally mate..

But yeah those look custom made - do it yourself type thing or pay a engineering shop to carry out the work if u get my drift

Title: Re: mk3 smoothed manifold
Post by: Wayne on 04 September 2011, 23:52

Quote from: Walkerboy on 04 September 2011, 22:07

yer but the leads holes are smoothed out ect ect

Fail to see the point that, having to remove the inlet manfold to replace a lead or spark plug seems a lot of hassle.

Title: Re: mk3 smoothed manifold
Post by: Walkerboy on 07 September 2011, 12:06

thought it looked tidy

Title: Re: mk3 smoothed manifold
Post by: Len on 07 September 2011, 13:13

Looks over practicality.
Hmmmmm..........
Well if you drove with your bonnet up or perhaps even no bonnet then it may well be worth doing!

Title: Re: mk3 smoothed manifold
Post by: VW BUSH on 07 September 2011, 13:21

Find a plating shop/foundry/Metal workers with a big belt linisher.
Will take a short while to remove the excess with linisher (should only cost you a drink) then its time to polish it up with wet n dry (work through grades), then you finish it off with fine polish.
Easy peasy, now get stuck in :smiley:

Title: Re: mk3 smoothed manifold
Post by: Walkerboy on 07 September 2011, 22:08

wanna smooth it,then acid etch it,then then then spray it the colour of my hoses.............
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=sfs+green+hoses&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1280&bih=699&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=KOy00ZzmMAUx3M:&imgrefurl=http://www.mattlewismotorsportonline.co.uk/viewitem.php%3Fproductid%3D94&docid=rdgl3myesYpUEM&w=1024&h=680&ei=IN1nTrDfOo-o8QO_x5S-Cw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=417&vpy=212&dur=5&hovh=183&hovw=276&tx=156&ty=92&page=2&tbnh=132&tbnw=199&start=14&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:14

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm nice  :grin: