i need bending info. pt 2

[Blown S-10]

ok, i finally got around to making my new box. this one turned out much better than the original. and i learned much from it.

its .090 3003, 4"x23". bent around a 1" bar. i figured out the measurements well enough to mark it out flat. bolt it in the jig. and bend it so its only 1/16" out of square, one side is 1/16 narrower than the other. this is nothing for this project. and i could bend the second piece i got, to an even better tollerance. but that would be a waist of time. when i made the last bend, it came to a perfect butt. but i had to overlap it, because the metal stretched about 1/8". and so i could go beyond the bend to make it stay.

[scote]

Did you anneal the Al before bending or just bend it cold? Just curious.

[Blown S-10]

just bent it.

[TJS]

What is it for an upper intake plenum. If so it looks good so far. I do not think 3003 has a hardness like T-6511 so it should not have to be annealed. You gave me some good ideas for making an intake box for a BBC EFI tunnel ram set up I want to do for my jet boat. I also made an intake box (no bending) for my Eaton Blower project. I used 6061 t-6511 so I could not bend it.
If you go to my site and click on the 87 mustang blower project you will see what I mean.

T.J.

https://www.tjsperformance.com

[Paul Seaman]

S10- very nicely done,

[Blown S-10]

TJS. welcome to the forum

yes, its an intake hat. i made one a few years ago. it turned out pretty good, on the outside. but the inside left something to be desired. so i tried to fix it, and ended up screwing it up. so i figured it would be easier to make another.

maybe this pic can give ya some more ideas. more pics can be found in my "lets see your hot rod" thread.

[Blown S-10]

oh-yeah. interesting project you got going. wish i had use of a sheer like that

[burninbriar]

I realy like how crisp the bends start and stop.Very clean.

[Blown S-10]

I realy like how crisp the bends start and stop.Very clean.

and they really are just that nice. so far i'm really happy with it. i made the base plate, and welded the seem, today.

[TJS]

Blown S-10,
I am selling that shear. It is just too big. I am moving my shop to a home garage and I need to get a smaller shear. I am going to make an upper intake plenum for a Big BlocK chevy tunnel ram that I am going to convert to EFI. I think I am going bend the corners like you did with that simple JIG. After I convert it to EFI I am going to TWIN TURBO it and it will be the power for my Nordic Jet boat. This is an ongoing project. I have a ****** LS-6 I have to do some work to as well. Great looking engine compartment by the way.
T.J.

https://www.tjsperformance.com

[Rocky D]

What is it for an upper intake plenum. If so it looks good so far. I do not think 3003 has a hardness like T-6511 so it should not have to be annealed. You gave me some good ideas for making an intake box for a BBC EFI tunnel ram set up I want to do for my jet boat. I also made an intake box (no bending) for my Eaton Blower project. I used 6061 t-6511 so I could not bend it.
If you go to my site and click on the 87 mustang blower project you will see what I mean.

T.J.
www.tjsperformance.com

You could have brought your T-6511 back to the 0 condition by annealing it in the bend zones....but then you wouldn't have those pretty welds to show...nice work.

[Blown S-10]

Blown S-10,
I am selling that shear. It is just too big. I am moving my shop to a home garage and I need to get a smaller shear. I am going to make an upper intake plenum for a Big BlocK chevy tunnel ram that I am going to convert to EFI. I think I am going bend the corners like you did with that simple JIG. After I convert it to EFI I am going to TWIN TURBO it and it will be the power for my Nordic Jet boat. This is an ongoing project. I have a ****** LS-6 I have to do some work to as well. Great looking engine compartment by the way.
T.J.
www.tjsperformance.com

i wish i had the room for it ! btw, what are you asking for it, and where is it ?

when you are ready to bend. let me know. i will give you some pointers. things are not exactly as they seem when making these bends. thats why its 6x6.1", and not 6x6".