TheSamba.com :: View topic - welding on Christmas eve

Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:11 pm

I finished up welding my aluminum carb tops for my dual Weber 48IDFs. At a dry & dusty rally I'd have to swap out pre-filters at every service break. I'm ditching my UNI pre-filters and K&N filters for a canister inside the car. I tried TIG welding them but the cast tops kept fizzing whenever I'd get a good puddle going and the weld looked like crap. I just MIG welded them with my Hobart 140.

The inlets are 3" 6061-T6 tubing.

Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:20 pm

That's a really cool setup, never seen that before

Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:26 pm

nice. you hooking them to A roof scoop 8)

Edit: I guess it helps to read :lol: I was to busy looking at the pics

Sun Dec 25, 2011 4:19 am

nice job, I'm looking forward to seeing them installed

Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:17 pm

Today I welded some tabs to the tops and bases so they stay attached. The standard 10-24 threaded rod is gone and I'm using 1/4-20 with lock nuts. There is 3" steel exhaust tubing through the firewall which then goes to the filter inside. 3" aircraft flex tubing will go from the carb top to the steel tube and then inside from the steel tube to the filter.

Note the nut plates for my removable rear plexiglass window.

Sat May 24, 2014 3:27 pm

Are the links to the pictures in this thread bad, or is it just me who can't see them?

Sat May 24, 2014 3:30 pm

Vanapplebomb wrote: Are the links to the pictures in this thread bad, or is it just me who can't see them?

Broken!...

Dale

Sat May 24, 2014 5:33 pm

D'oh!

Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:45 pm

Sorry.

https://www.facebook.com/huebberallyesport

Or check out the gallery I just uploaded.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php?search_author=markhuebbe

Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:47 pm

Tue Jun 10, 2014 4:09 pm

Thanks!

Hey, do you have any plans to run the Lake Superior Pro Rally again?

Tue Jun 10, 2014 8:18 pm

I like this a lot.