The Pontiac OHC Six

[milkovich]

Re: The Pontiac OHC Six

welding 321 is not for beginners.

I disagree. It's so pure it welds like copper but takes more heat so you can really put the power to it. Aluminum is harder for me... and I'm definitely a beginner.

That said, there are a lot of REALLY fast guys out there running mild steel headers on a turbo. That's the route I plan to go.

g
On welding 321 stainless, I don't have any personal experience, so I will defer to you.

On the mild steel turbo headers, it not the power, its the thermal cycles that kills them. A REALLY fast car may only put 100 cycles a year on the headers. A street car could rack that up in a month. Talk to the Buick GN guys about trying to run cheap mild steel headers on the street.

I don't disagree that 321 or even 304 is better, but it's an order of magnitude more expensive and improperly designed, a hotside out of anything will cycle and crack.

[DanStokes]

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I'm wondering if you should find another one, make it rotate backwards, and mesh the flywheel teeth. A couple hunks of plate and BINGO - a V12! Sorry - guess I got carried away.......

Dan

[HillbillySailor]

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Randal,

Ran across this while I was hunting inline six parts earlier. It may provide a little insight into what you're doing/want to accomplish. Hope this helps! ;D

http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums...d.php?t=112302

[DanStokes]

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Now I'm drooling! Pretty much what I want to build for the Buzz Bomb.

Dan

[Junk Whisperer]

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Very nice,have you gotten on of those Sissle's 'Fabbed' Aluminum Valvecovers yet,Dan. They're pretty tough lookin'. ~J/W.

[TheSilverBuick]

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Shannon, I've seen that one before. I'm thinking of a tubed header looking intake as well as exhaust. Turbo support will be important of course.

[DanStokes]

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Yeah, the V/C's ARE cool. Or is that the V/C IS cool (singular).

Dan

[mustang13]

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Randal, I just though of the prefect chassis for this mill when it's done, two words- ProStreet Aztek!

I just dumped the 01 Aztek my wife drove after the engine died at 160k, it would been the prefect donor.

Think of the looks it would get, a boosted inline 6, 6 gear, back halfed, 4 doored weapon of mass destruction!

Sorry for the mental picture making you throw up in your mouth alittle bit ;D

[squirrel]

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wouldn't get any looks from me, I'd avert my eyes first

[TheSilverBuick]

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Mustang13, I just reported your post to the moderator for bad taste. (Where's the throw up smiley?) :P

[CTX-SLPR]

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Want my weirdness take on what to put it in... Mercedes SL, Datsun 510/610, or a Volvo 242 Coupe if you didn't want to pay the price for a Firebird to put it into. If you wanted to stick to Pontiac, Ventura with full on 2nd Gen F-body roadcourse suspension!

[Monk]

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Yeah......I'd like to see this mill in a Poncho

[SuperBuickGuy]

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Mustang13, I just reported your post to the moderator for bad taste. (Where's the throw up smiley?) :P

which moderator has bad taste?

[Junk Whisperer]

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Pretty much ALL OF 'EM :o ;D :D ;)! YUK-YUK. ~J/W.

[TheSilverBuick]

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Pretty much ALL OF 'EM :o ;D :D ;)! YUK-YUK. ~J/W.

LMAO! ZING!


Gotta be a '69 Firebird to replace this one. I can afford a pricey one, but I have time and other projects, so can watch for a "right" priced one in the mean time.