little6cylinder
Everything is "fixable"
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I didn't want to run a top entrance(stock location) manifold and I couldn't find a side entrance manifold for a p-pump 24 valve so I bought a flange from Greg at ZZ and made my own. The top piece, Rear piece, and the angled piece on the side are 3/16", the rest is 1/8". I figured all the other pieces are either small enough or have enough bends to not balloon(hopefully). It's all fully welded inside and out so hopefully I wont have any leaks. I still need to get the flange machined flat before powder coat. It's very close but I don't want to be chasing boost leaks so better safe than sorry. I'm by no means a professional welder so take it easy on me. Let me know what you think or what I need to change before I'm fighting this thing in chassis.When I welded the flange onto the manifold I just welded small sections at a time but also drilled all 16 holes into a piece of 1/2" plate to dissipate heat and try and keep the flange from distorting. In the 6th picture you can see where I had to clearance the under side for 3 of the bolts.