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Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 10/26/2009 11:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		ive been using my baja number 2 for a while now while "ole faithfull" baja number 1 was just sitting there being neglected
so i brought the ratrod body make by Jake and slightly modified it alittle and converted ole faithful into a beast

the main mod is routing the engines exhaust into the fake motors headers... and i made some "moon disk" wheel hubs out of Chai Latte Tin lids..... it turned out well i thought

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7vZqTZ0exE&feature=player_profilepage


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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 10/26/2009 11:38 AM   
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The moonies turned out great too

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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 10/26/2009 12:30 PM   
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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 10/26/2009 2:33 PM   
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Love the Rat Rod, love the video... you did a tremendous job with that!

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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 10/26/2009 10:22 PM   
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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 10/26/2009 10:26 PM   
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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 10/27/2009 3:34 AM   
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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 10/28/2009 10:49 PM   
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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 10/29/2009 12:35 AM   
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some bits on mine are custom but the main body parts are here


http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.885035/n.1/it.A/id.6314/.f

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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 11/1/2009 6:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		I know I am several days late on this, but that is a very nice job you did on your 5B there.

I have to know, where did you get the functional side exhaust pipes?
Does that exhaust system have an expanding volume chamber to facilitate power promotion? etc

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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 11/1/2009 6:41 AM   
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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 11/1/2009 6:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		Cheers Fullas

the pipes are just copper pipe from the local hardware i just use a whole heap of 90 degree elbows and T sections and braze them all together

no there's no "tuned" pipe happening here per say lol but as you can see its not really effecting power to much.... not like a stock can anyway



you can sort of see how its set up here

http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a60/kryystudios/?action=view¤t=pipes.flv


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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 11/1/2009 11:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		Great job on the video. Rat rod, pipes, everything looks spectacular.

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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 11/1/2009 2:00 PM   
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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 11/1/2009 2:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		Maori, Thanks for sharing how you made the functional pipes, and that is nothing short of impressive!

Tuned pipe or not, I am thoroughly impressed that you fabricated that functional exhaust pipe rack. I wish I were proficient in welding to even braze together the parts that you did, otherwise, I would be trying my hand at something very similar too.

Well, I might actually try to see if I can make the functional side exhaust parts while still having a tuned pipe mounted to the engine. (You know, adding the brass or copper pipeworks out the stinger of the tuned pipe and extending it to the side exhaust pipe rack, but of course, I would create new problems that I will have to adjust for such as the additional back pressure created of the added pipeworks.)

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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 11/1/2009 3:56 PM   
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what size of pipe did you use?

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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 11/1/2009 6:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		Awesome vid! One of the best in a very long time. You have to tell me where you got a self rebuilding baja, I need one .

Great work on the baja and vid

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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 11/1/2009 9:33 PM   
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Maori, Thanks for sharing how you made the functional pipes, and that is nothing short of impressive!

Tuned pipe or not, I am thoroughly impressed that you fabricated that functional exhaust pipe rack. I wish I were proficient in welding to even braze together the parts that you did, otherwise, I would be trying my hand at something very similar too.

Well, I might actually try to see if I can make the functional side exhaust parts while still having a tuned pipe mounted to the engine. (You know, adding the brass or copper pipeworks out the stinger of the tuned pipe and extending it to the side exhaust pipe rack, but of course, I would create new problems that I will have to adjust for such as the additional back pressure created of the added pipeworks.)


thanks man... welding the copper pipe is easier than it sounds..... ya just heat up the pipe with a torch, i just used one of those butane handheld torches ya get from the hardware..
then melt the rod onto the join and it basically welds itself...its not "brazing" as such its more like soldering..... very simple... give it a go

i did start off using a Jetpro pipe but it got abit messy lol if you can keep the extended pipe work a larger diameter than the stinger then you wouldnt create too many problems

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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 11/1/2009 9:39 PM   
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Very cool man, so simple yet soo cool!
what size of pipe did you use?
i think it was half inch... or 10mm?? im not sure lol

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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 11/1/2009 9:40 PM   
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Awesome vid! One of the best in a very long time. You have to tell me where you got a self rebuilding baja, I need one .

Great work on the baja and vid


woundnt that be cool LOL... just sit back and watch them repair themselves

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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 11/1/2009 9:44 PM   
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Sweet where did you get the baby moon hub caps?


they are the lids off tins of chai latte LOL
i just put them in a lathe and ran some light sand paper from the center out to get the circular patten...

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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 11/1/2009 9:52 PM   
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Very cool man, so simple yet soo cool!
what size of pipe did you use?
i think it was half inch... or 10mm?? im not sure lol



Thanks bro!

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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 11/1/2009 9:53 PM   
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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 11/2/2009 12:14 AM   
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thanks man... welding the copper pipe is easier than it sounds..... ya just heat up the pipe with a torch, i just used one of those butane handheld torches ya get from the hardware..
then melt the rod onto the join and it basically welds itself...its not ''brazing'' as such its more like soldering..... very simple... give it a go




Did you weld it or solider it?

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RE: Built Me a Baja Rat Rod - 11/2/2009 5:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		i guess its soldering but using copper rod not your typical solder... the hardware shop that sells the copper pipe will have the rod used to solder it....

im not savy on plumbing so i dont know what the correct terminology is LOL

like this
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