TriPower weld repair and restoration

[Joe J.]

Does anyone know a good shop that can repair a weld made to an alum. intake manifold and restore the intake to factory new / NCRS condition? Joe

[Joe L.]

Re: TriPower weld repair and restoration

Does anyone know a good shop that can repair a weld made to an alum. intake manifold and restore the intake to factory new / NCRS condition? Joe

Joe------

Definitely. Jerry MacNeish can do exactly as you wish. Ken Kayser may also be able to do it.

I believe Jerry's website is z28camaro.com. Ken's contact info can be found in the Driveline. I think he can also be contacted through the member's list on this board.

[Domenic T.]

Re: TriPower weld repair and restoration

Joe,
I did my tri power aluminum here in the shop. There are pro's here that will do it for you. Mine broke at the water outlet and it was important to get penetration as the pipe thread puts a lot of pressure on the fitting when it is installed. i did have to re-tap the threads.
The neat trick that I did after reshaping the aluminum to get the cast texture back, so the repair wouldn't show, was to use about # 30 grit body grinder paper or similar. Turn the grit toward the aluminum and tap the back of the paper with a hammer to texture the repair, it puts the cast look back in the metal, not detectable.

DOM

[Joe J.]

Re: TriPower weld repair and restoration

Joe,
I did my tri power aluminum here in the shop. There are pro's here that will do it for you. Mine broke at the water outlet and it was important to get penetration as the pipe thread puts a lot of pressure on the fitting when it is installed. i did have to re-tap the threads.
The neat trick that I did after reshaping the aluminum to get the cast texture back, so the repair wouldn't show, was to use about # 30 grit body grinder paper or similar. Turn the grit toward the aluminum and tap the back of the paper with a hammer to texture the repair, it puts the cast look back in the metal, not detectable.

DOM

Dom, Thank you for the info. Great idea with the sandpaper. Would never think of that. I think I might be able to handle this. Tks again.
Joe

[Joe J.]

Re: TriPower weld repair and restoration

Dom, Thank you for the info. Great idea with the sandpaper. Would never think of that. I might be able to handle this. Tks again.

Joe

[Joe J.]

Re: TriPower weld repair and restoration

Tks Joe. I checked out Jerry's web site and some of the jobs he did. Nice! Tks for the info.

Joe