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Offline Walkerboy

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mk3 smoothed manifold
« 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?
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Re: mk3 smoothed manifold
« Reply #1 on: 04 September 2011, 21:51 »
I would guess a dremel and lots of elbow grease.
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Re: mk3 smoothed manifold
« Reply #2 on: 04 September 2011, 22:07 »
yer but the leads holes are smoothed out ect ect
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Re: mk3 smoothed manifold
« Reply #3 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

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Re: mk3 smoothed manifold
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: mk3 smoothed manifold
« Reply #5 on: 07 September 2011, 12:06 »
thought it looked tidy
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Re: mk3 smoothed manifold
« Reply #6 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!
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Re: mk3 smoothed manifold
« Reply #7 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:
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Re: mk3 smoothed manifold
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