Author: Fabrication Life

Kevin’s Twin Turbo SN95 car is one fast beast! Recently at DuckxPromotions Lights Out event at South Georgia Motorsports Park Kevin clocked a 4.113@194 on 315 Drag Radials. I will pause while you ponder on how fast that is. This car has a 4.0 in it all day, and it has a ton of power. Great job to Kevin, Crew, and DuckxPromotions!

From the build up of this car, as if one was not enough, stack 2 of those  turbos.

We wish Kevin the best for this season. This car has been a while coming, and this 4.1 is just the tip of the iceberg!

A quick intro to Tungsten

This is one of our quickies in our Prep series. This piece is on Tungsten definition, selection, and prep. It is a mild intro that will be followed up later in another portion of the Prep series.

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On February 14th Hennessey set a new record for Worlds Fastest 2-seat Sports Car with a blistering 270.49 mph with their Venom GT at Kennedy Space Center. The Space Shuttle landing strip was utilized for is length and it gave the car ample speed for acceleration and shut down. The power-plant, a 7-liter Twin Turbo v8, still looks to be accelerating when they cut it.

Plug: Vibrant Performance Vanjen clamps ensure 0 boost leaks in this monster! 

What you see in the video is sadly not accepted as a Guinness book record because there were not 2 runs. Hennessey speaks of how difficult it was to get inside of NASA grounds for this run, and it was not up to them not to run a second pass. Hennessey also does not consider themselves in direct competition with Bugatti Volkswagen so this is no problem. That unofficial 270mph on video is far good enough for the masses.

Great work, Hennessy!

Before we give you this Tig’d Up Review, we are going to do a replay of a few previous Tig’d Up articles, showcasing previous work.

Tig’d Up Review 11-26-13

Tig’d Up Review 12-3-13

Tig’d Up Review 12-10-13

Tig’d Up Review Holiday Edition

Tig’d Up Review 12-31-13

Tig’d Up Review 1-7-14

Tig’d Up Review 1-14-14

Tig’d Up Review 1-21-14

Tig’d Up Review 1-28-14

Tig’d Up Review 2-4-14

Tig’d Up Review 2-11-14

This week, we had entries featuring Industrial, Exhaust Headers, Race Radiators, and Exhaust Systems. We tried to focus on complete parts rather than 1-10″ sections of welding. The idea was to have featured images that showcase finished products. We will be looking for that this week in our submissions as well. Good luck and submit early!

On to the Review!

David D./ D3 Performance Engineering

This thing is just sick! 321 stainless tri-Y turbo manifold all slip fit for a 2JZ with a ProMod 88mm turbo. Feature coming on this 240sx shortly on Fabricationlife.com, too…

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Boom! Well… Multiple…

Watch the video and see how one small collision can turn into a catastrophic event… GREAT FOR VIDEO!

Your Tig’d Up Tuesday Review for the second week of February is here . We enjoyed another successful week of posts, and got a ton of submissions! Here they are:

Priit KukkFabrication

“This is a mic fastening point on a acoustic stand for exhaust gas analysis. Welded with a Kemppi MasterTig 4004 1,6mm 316 filler, pulse setup : 90 amp 40% duty 1hz frequency.”

Nick Primero

“Tigging away on racecars this week.”

Samuel Hoskins

“Here is some work from Ben Issacson, owner of Ground up Motorsports in Australia”

Richard Rasmussen

“Thirsty?”

Brandon Kalcsics

“Carbon to chromoly, running at 200amps. Freehand dab on a 77 honda cb750 hardtail.”

Race Ready Fab

“Civic custom exhaust 304ss machine thermal arc 186”

Derek at SpeedFactory

“Backdoor intercooler endtank with change.”

Dane Reynolds

“304ss v band clamp by tig welded by Dane from RB Garage toowoomba”

Keep the submissions flowing! See you on another Tig’d Up Review!

Ed Woosley, owner and head fabricator at Force Fed Engineering shows you how to properly lay down a line and get ample coloration from your welds using basic procedures. Merge Collectors for turbo manifolds are sometimes looked at like a secret among fabricators across the land. While generally you can say there are many ways to build one, everyone has their tricks, likes, and options. Ed walks you through some of his 4 cylinder collections here.

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Tig’d Up Tuesday Review is a weekly playback of entries we chose to fill our Facebook Fan Page with. We have another great Tuesday up for review today. Things to remember when you are submitting:

1. Please make sure you submit clear, sharp, crisp, and non-blurry photos.

2. Make sure your photos are in focus. We want to highlight the weld or product you are showing off.

3. Make sure you include your weld and machine information.

4. If you submit and we feature, comment on the post. People will ask questions.

5. If you are featured, please share the our post on your network. Show off your work.

Now let’s get to the review!

Chris Wilkes

“Steel welded with 70sd2 rod” Chris Wilkes Fabrications

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Ron is no stranger to the world of motorsports. He knows a thing or 2 about Fabrication owning both a successful drift team and one of the most historic Import Drag teams in history. We recently had a sit down with Ron B. to speak quickly on his thoughts of Fabrication. Sit back and listen. It is great to hear someone speak who isn’t just another critic, but a student of the art. When you love fabrication, you are proud to see it anywhere you can.

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