Weld Repair - Cast Aluminum Mustang Intake
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- This trick shows how to make the repair look like it never happened.
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-Engraver used at end of video: amzn.to/2Oyb3kW
Welded with the TIG Button variable amperage finger controller.
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@@6061 It was your recommendation that made me buy this welding machine. Thanks again! :)
Amazing 👍
6061. com I can throw that upper intake on the mill and reestablish the gasket surface, but I would really like to learn how to do the welding myself too. 👍
Edit- looks like I'm heading over to 6061.com next....
That’s awesome
Hello good day. I would like you to give me the name of this tool that you used in the 4:00 minute
I was all impressed with the welding job and ........................THEN YOU TEXTURED THE CAST ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Awesome brother
Right....what tool was that?
Why are metals textured if I may ask?
@@khonjel_singh the texture comes as a result of the manufacturing process (sand casting in this instance). He recreated the raw cast texture to make the repair blend seamlessly.
@@robsorgdrager8477 thats an engraver I think
So, the texturing process is just for the looks?
Decided to sign up for 6061's paid subscription as I was struggling with a specific cast aluminum motor project. Aaron showed me his precise recipe - and then provided some additional support beyond the paid content. Super responsive. Has advanced me years in a matter days. Super helpful - and cool to be able to do cast aluminum repairs now. Highly recommend - and pay close attention to the details of his method. Didn't work for me until I put it all together.
- Expert level .....................: "ooh, nice!"
- Restoration level ............: "Wow!"
- "Counterfeit" level ............: "Whaaa???!!??"
That last step... Perfectionism in full display.
I kept thinking. There you go, job done, saved a manifold. Then he kept going and I was thinking, what's going on? It's done. Then at the end it was like, dayum!
177SCmaro I thought the thumbnail was click-bait using a perfect factory manifold. Guess you don’t have to lie when you are badass like this fabricator.
dang there's no repair
I'm not expert level bro, I'm counterfeit level!
Ahh memories 👍🏼 I repaired countless cast iron and aluminium casings/manifolds over the years, it was a small part of what my job entailed, I however never had the luxury of TIG all our casing/manifold welds were done with oxy/acety . Otherwise the preparation and finish was similar, what I couldn’t do however was bolt the prepped lug onto its casing for welding due to the heat dissipation; What I did was use or make a gasket, mark outline with chalk on to the bench gently aligning manifold and broken lug with chalk marks, do a tac weld strong enough so as to allow the manifold to be checked on the job for accuracy, then bring back to bench to complete the process. .
Of all the tasks I performed it was one that always gave me a sense of satisfaction.
Cheers for the upload it brought loadsa memories back for this old dude.
Dime a dozen early Explorer intake, and still taking the time to hide the repair. Pride in your work is off the charts here.
Ya, way over the top for what it's worth. Maybe for a rare, discontinued model it'd be worth all that.. I do it all the time, just because it feels good. Lol!
Its the same cobra intake on my 90 mustang not exactly dime a dozen.
Going to depend on where you are, down here it would be rare, some parts of the 'states they may still be found - but at the price of alloy scrap, going to be a LOT more than a "dime a dozen" ;-)
Also, as one of the other chaps mentions, if it actually was a Cobra specific part, repair could be much easier and cheaper than getting a replacement - 'looking like' something doesn't mean 'same as'.
Over five million views... I'd say he has done well and gotten paid for this work many times over
Perfect job, especially the last finishing pointing touches. Enviable talent.
“If you’ve done something right people may not know you’ve done anything at all”.
So average people are doing something right? Interesting🤔
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Are you God?
@@kiyoponnn you are a literalist
Lol
@@kiyoponnn : That was not the point of the statement. Guess again.
When you textured the finish, not even Farmer's Insurance has seen that.
He's one of those great mechanics that rebuilds things like that, but that besides the point. He's more like a hand model in his videos more than a face or a voice model. He just wants people to only focus on his art with his hands and not his face or voice.
This is his talent!!
If anyone has anything negative to say about this, there just jealous. That’s mad skill!! Awesome job!!
That work takes lots of talent anyone who gives this a thumbs down has never worked with their hands and can not apreciate the workmanship that went into that repair
*they're. :-)
Wow, nice blending there. I am always impressed how far you go to make the job look perfect.
The client is gonna say that you went to the junk yard and got an intake from another car lol that’s was awesome
@Giggitee O'Yeah it probably woulda been cheaper too lol
At first I was like "ppffff I could do that" but when he machined it and gave it the cast iron texture look I was like "I'm sorry for opening my mouth sir carry on"
I'm glad i wasn't the only one!😅
He walked a bit over metal bro...
Textured the cast afterwards???
Ladies and Gents, you’re witnessing a true professional..
Excellent work! 👍🏼
That cast aluminum finish at the end was genius. Saving that
I'm glad to see the way he went about it, by bolting it in place to the mating part, you obtain a perfect fit up, and then ground out ALL the cracked area, and welded it fully, AND machined the surface, AND polished the bore to fit perfectly, AND re-textured the finish to original, exceptional work.
There shouldn’t be any thumbs down. Haters !!! Great craftsmanship and done with an inexpensive but awesome welder.
I have one myself. Great job !!!
The thumbs down were from carpenters 😂
@@GreatDayDnB That's got to hurt.
I like the format of your videos. I learn a lot by watching and not hearing a bunch of commentary.
Talk about skills to pay the bills you’re a beast guy
2.5 million views in less than 2 weeks tells you everything you need to know about how good this guy is.
I wouldn't be surprised that this (absolutely awesome) repair job is more expensive than the whole new part
Then agine if have the know how. Doing it your self would just cost you a weekend. And a case of beer.
well skill is not cheap
duuuude that finishing touch was the cherry of the pie. pretty awesome stuff
As always good work.
Love the re-texturing.
Glad you did a video. I worked for a metal fabrication shop and we would do repairs like this. Some customers complained why it took so long to fix "just a little broken part" meh some people.
The welding on its own is amazing but that finishing touch you added just made it that much more perfect! Respect and awesome skills you’ve got there sir
I'm enjoying watching your good video.
I support you in Korea.
I love this stuff. I used to work in a production engine reman facility and handled all their cast repairs. I've done dozens and dozens of repairs like this. In most cases the peice of casting was simply gone. So I would make a template off of the cylinder head/block to get the layout. Then I'd build the whole structure back up out of weld, then hand grind it down to a factory look. Then I'd drill a new hole, then mill the gasket and bolt surfaces. I'd use a needle scaler to get the same texture as the casting. Once painted you couldn't tell it was repaired. I wish we had smart phones in those days so I could show people my workmanship. I took so much pride in my work there and was lucky enough to have the opportunity to give 190%.
That last step with engraved dots to mimic casting was amazing!
I absolutely have no idea why this was recommended.. but I enjoyed watching the video
Great job. People dont take this kind of pride in their work anymore.
I’m no welder but the quality here is undeniable. I thought he was done when he first welded the piece on. Then he went for the aesthetics. Now you can’t even tell there was a repair. Skill and craftsmanship.
Wonderful work. You can test welding, sanding, technique. You cannot teach pride and care. That is the difference. Absolutely great work. Happy to see it still exist. Keep it up my friend.
i’m going to save the engraved casting finish trick
Same here
Yep, that's a good one.
Not worth the effort in my mind.
@@elischultes6587 don't be lazy if someone is paying you for the work.
Mind blown
This was honestly incredible to watch. A world where mechanics repair rather than replace is disappearing...good to see some guys left who still got it.
So true. It is because they are both, lazy and missing true mechanic skills, but still are employed as mechanics. In old times was difficult even to get all parts one needed and people took everything more seriously, too. Nowdays they do not care what they do anymore and are definitely not any creative.
Now I'm going to be paranoid whenever I see a "new" looking cast part.
If its him doing the repair job, I wouldnt be worried, tho.
dont worry, the weld job is actually stronger than the rest of the part😂😂
@@joemama.556 "Technically" yes, the weld its self will almost ALWAYS be stronger than the base metal, but with that much welding there would be a large heat "affected zone" so around the area also gets weaker from the heat. Does it mean other parts will fail? Probably not, but that same probability is higher now that its been repaired.
@@ViperRoleplayfivem i think he was joking..
U should be paranoid when buy aluminium engine at all
I love the fact that you went as far as to texture it at the end with a needle to make it look like the original casting marks. Thats true attention to detail. Excellent job!
The trick with the needle gun was cool.
im guessing it was to strengthen it /blend it in
@@johndowe7003 was wondering the same. what's the purpose of it other then blending it in?
@@johndowe7003
Rough and dimpled surfaces are prone to develop cracking and fracturing so dimpling typically is detrimental. In the case of this, the surface finish he added will not lead to fracture under normal use as the loading would be so minimal compared to its thickness that any surface stress concentrations won't form cracks.
In short: purely cosmetic
That deserved your autograph because that was pure art.
Never seen such a well finished job!
That was incredible! I had no clue how much time and effort was required to do a professional repair. The level of detail shows how much you really enjoy doing what you do. Thank you for sharing such an informative video.
You know how I know he’s good.. he got every spot I thought he would miss..
Before the customer could respond with skepticism, video evidence was provided, and it was damning. An honest repair--caught in the act.
Stay tuned next week for Oil Change or Oil Con.
I know the scenario: you just broke something so you repaired it and made it look like nothing happend. Awesome job :)
Nice ... lol
Wow!!!!! That's just awesome craftsmanship amazing work!!!!! I'm speechless.
The prussian blue is a neat trick, I'm gonna have to steal that one
Used that trick for years. Plus them cutting wheels bought set from snap-on they best set I ever owned. Nothing like auto-part store type or old craftsman I had.
@@Houndini Which cutting wheels are you talking about? I remember realizing Snap On Air Hammer chisels being 10 times the quality the other ones were in the shop... I'm eager to discover another premium tool... which cutting wheels from Snap On?
@@Houndini Was it the tool at 0:56 ...?
THAT TEXTURING TECHNIQUE THO!!! Love this!
Absolutely incredible! I wish people in general would take such pride in their work rather than coughing up some shit and selling it to customers for a quick money.
Thank you!
My jaw completely dropped lol. I thought it was just going to be crappy looking in the end but usable. I had no idea you were going to restore it to its original forum and texture LOL completely blew my freaking mind. Open my mind to a whole new level of deception.
It’s like watching a dentist do a cavity
i am a dentist ... i agree with you 😁
as a dentist ... i agree with that
Mohammed Al-Khatib same tools lmao
That final process is truly state of art... Excellent work!
Aaron...awesome work as always! While I agree that the engraver trick was the money shot, hats off for the old school port matching! Flow bettah! :D
Yep.
Outstanding work mate... Keep going. This is the answer to common behaviour of "change everything" instead of repair.... Great skills
Incredible attention to detail 👍🏼
That was incredible! I didn't know you could weld cast aluminum like that. You sir are a gifted craftsman!! Thank you for sharing.
Incredible fabrication!! Absolutely enjoyed!
One of the best work on intakes I ever seen, if not, the best ever.
Pimp move with the engraving tool.
I agree, that was brilliant
There's a line where skills and talent meet. You are at that point brother.
Excellent work. Thanks for the video.
That was a clever trick with the layout fluid
Holy cow such talent I hope this man gets compensated for his skill thank you for sharing
That turned out to be a really good looking job.
Not to many people would take the time or have the talent...bravo to you sir.
Great job!!! I'm very impressed with the level of quality!
Wow!! That's beautiful. Gives me hope that next year, I can get my custom bellhousing for my AMC six project on the go.
"Like it never even happened."
Lovely finishing touch at the end to blend the weld in with the casting. Lovely work!
Boggles the mind how well that finished product appeared.
This is a pro, nowadays rarely seen. Great job. The video is also great: concise, short and focused, but it lacks your brand over it.
with this tecnique, im surely can repair bearing journal.camshaft bearing even cracked cylinder head.
Now that is how you do a repair like this correctly. Absolutely awesome. Hats off...
Awesome video dude, gotta love that blending job 👍
work of the gods with no ads, only at the end of the video nice work 👍
Things are alot easier with the right tools.
WOW you even recreated the texture of the metal. What a great job
After watching this I discovered that I don't completely suck at TIG ))
I really like how you textured it at the end, that kind of effort is what sepperates a good job from an excellent job
I'm so impatient.... I was just saying "but how did get penetration on the..." *flips over manifold and starts grinding crack* " ...oh".
Repair done right. +1
The pride you show in your work is amazing.
LOVE THIS GUYS WORK!!!!!!!!!!!
Damn using the engraver as a dimpler was a killer skill.
Bruh he even added the texture back
Very impressive! Some guys weld some guys are just perfectionists.
i despise welding aluminum castings because they are so dirty and hard to get clean usually when you’re welding them
At the beginning I though it was going to be a lousy job. At the end, it was clear that you did excellent work, to the point of giving your work a great finish.
Very nice.
I love these repairs. You basically just glob as much filler as your can and then clean er up good. Easy day.
Blending the repair with a scribing tool was a nice touch.
Really cool video, thanks for sharing.
awesome
You would never know it was welded in a million years.. Great job.
That's amazeballs!
This the best tig welding fix that I have ever seen! Fantastic job. Thanks for showing us your skills.
👍👍
To repair those expensive mtb frames like this
may it be good.
It depends as i would assume this would ,that it depends where there weld has to be done on bicycle frame if its an integral are sometime its best if to not reweld it some time on the bike "frame-stays/arms" its best to cut out all of the weld and start fresh again,as i would asume it would be for automobile,this looked to have been welded on a bolted down part of the casting so i dont think such and area is as integral as say a more innerworking of an engine but it looks to have amazing uses
I had an eclipse, and one of the engine mounts is on the trans housing. The trans housing is aluminum, when I did a clutch replacement, I forgot a bolt in the mount, and ended up snapping it off. Every garage I spoke to said I had to replace the entire trans just to fix the mount problem. I spent 3 weeks making calls and finally found a guy working out of a garage who charged me 50$ to weld the mount back to the housing. Saved me about 1500$.
That's why aliens doesn't have killed us all yet : skills, skills everywhere...
So... the 333 thumbs down think they can do a better job?? 🤨🤨🤨 The amount of time and attention to detail is phenomenal. I'm no tradesman but this was interesting to watch.
Sadly having to pay a machinist to do all that cost more than a used replacement. The cobra uppers are a die a dozen on the used market and cheap.
boosted saleen it’s a explorer upper.
As soon as I seen you texture the cast I audibly said "dude wtf" that's dedication.
I need a welding googles to watch this
Yeah needa come up with some "Google Goggles" aye 🤣🤙
That was a very enjoyable video.. when I saw all the prep working taking place I knew I was in for a good video but you sir went above and beyond the repair !!!not only is that ear the strongest part of the intake now but it also looks factory . Badass man
Why's that part of my intake real shiny? 🤔
This just went from 9 out of 10 to 6061 out of 10 when you made hit it at the end and blended in the final look, oh yesss!!!