Has anyone here turned a first gen Venture into a Royal Star?

[pegscraper]

Those are a HUGE help. Thanks.

[pegscraper]

I just happened across this picture of some custom intakes made for V Max carbs. This would be a real nice way to go, if one could weld aluminum. I can mig weld steel pretty well, but I've never tried aluminum and don't have the correct gas for it. Maybe I should learn.

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I just happened across this picture of some custom intakes made for V Max carbs. This would be a real nice way to go, if one could weld aluminum. I can mig weld steel pretty well, but I've never tried aluminum and don't have the correct gas for it. Maybe I should learn.

 

Hi Lynn,

 

if you weld metal, you just need a AC Current Welder, Alumium Wire, a fittting Jet and the Argon Gas. Also, it's better to have a Teflon Inlet on the Handgun.

 

It's not that hard to learn. The Angles and Movement is smiliar to steel. As you're not going to weld on a pressure Tank nor on a heavy stressed Part of a Machiniery, you will be good to go with some Exercise in almost no Time.

 

Of Course, a TIG Welder would be the best, but this Kind of Welding is some more challenging than MIG.

btw .... nice Mainfolds ... i see something (10 to 15 hp) coming ...

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I just happened across this picture of some custom intakes made for V Max carbs. This would be a real nice way to go, if one could weld aluminum. I can mig weld steel pretty well, but I've never tried aluminum and don't have the correct gas for it. Maybe I should learn.

 

Hello pegscraper:

There is nothing magic about aluminum!!! Why not make them out of stainless?

[pegscraper]

What I'm told about aluminum is that because it dissipates heat so fast, if you're not careful your whole piece of work becomes the weld puddle. I just haven't had a real need yet to get the correct gas and wire for it. Same with stainless. Besides, stainless is very tough to work. Actually I would like to learn to weld stainless though. Then I could make a custom seat rail that would polish up nice, since no one makes one, as well as other custom trim pieces that aren't commercially available.

 

I think I may have this custom intake thing solved anyway. I found some factory made ones that I believe I can make work.

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What I'm told about aluminum is that because it dissipates heat so fast, if you're not careful your whole piece of work becomes the weld puddle. I just haven't had a real need yet to get the correct gas and wire for it. Same with stainless. Besides, stainless is very tough to work. Actually I would like to learn to weld stainless though. Then I could make a custom seat rail that would polish up nice, since no one makes one, as well as other custom trim pieces that aren't commercially available.

 

Hello pegscraper:

I oxy/acetylene welded aluminum many years ago, and as I remember, the problem is that aluminum does not give you any warning before it simply melts away. I used a special pink flux which turned liquid when the aluminum reached a few degrees below it's melting temperature, so as soon as you saw the flux turning liquid, you simply started to feed in the aluminum rod.

I would also consider casting aluminum manifolds, since all the necessary equipment can be easily and cheaply fabricated, and there is an endless supply of aluminum by simply melting down old lawn chairs.

[pegscraper]

the problem is that aluminum does not give you any warning before it simply melts away.

 

Exactly what I meant about the whole piece of work becoming the weld puddle.

 

there is an endless supply of aluminum by simply melting down old lawn chairs.

 

That, or pistons from blown up Ford engines. Casting aluminum is a little beyond my capabilities at the moment anyway.

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there is an endless supply of aluminum by simply melting down old lawn chairs.

That, or pistons from blown up Ford engines. Casting aluminum is a little beyond my capabilities at the moment anyway.

 

pegscraper:

To stick with the motorcycle theme, how about pistons from blown up Harleys?

While I was looking for a cruiser to buy, there was one statement I came across regularly and it only appeared in used Harley ads: "...only X number of miles since a complete motor rebuild"...LOL

 

Incidently, I picked up a Royal Star rear fender on eBay a couple of days ago. When I found it on eBay it only had 14 minutes to go so I got it for the first bid:-)

[rod]

Check out this idea for manifolds. Simple parts and not too hard to build. Adapt it for the V 4.

http://viragotechforum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=7140

Rod

[pegscraper]

Some interesting reading there. Thanks for posting that.