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Old 01-10-2006, 06:37 PM
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Default ummm, not that hard, but a little harder than you describe

any weld requires clean prepped surface...for a truly good weld. but with titanium you have to have total argon coverage. for best results this requires a tank. titanium is actually very finicky. the bead looks the same but the stuff needed to be able to do it is where the difficulty comes in.
(edit: just like the info you posted in the link. how do you figure thats "not as hard as you think" thats a bitch for just an exhaust imo.)
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oooh and thanks for the link to burns. been a while since i browsed iconel
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Even fat girls watch what they eat....
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ahahahah so true...
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Funk gets the "funniest post of the night" award. :-))
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I am a fun weasel. ;-)
Old 01-10-2006, 07:29 PM
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Default Sounds like you are trying to put yourselves out of business. :-p

But I do agree. The most important decision is the first one -- starting with the right car. That will ultimately be the limiting factor no matter what you do.

However, Funk has a point. Losing weight for fat girl still has its benefits even if she will never win a Miss. America contest. :-p

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As weasels go, you are the best! :-)
Old 01-10-2006, 07:32 PM
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Default Us??? Seriously ... I am going to leave this serious lightening stuff until ...

I see how the rest of the car turns out.

But if it turns out the way I'm thinking it will, then I will get serious about putting the car on a diet. :-)

Along the way, if I were to have any custom parts made then I would probably look in to using titanium for them.

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Default Yep saw one in person last year at the SF auto show. It weighs nothing....

It's a nicely built system but the look is a little out of place.


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