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welding a coated header #1176992 02/12/12 12:02 PM 02/12/12 12:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,042 Mt Morris Michigan mopar dave OP master
mopar dave OP master Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,042 Mt Morris Michigan	i was reading on one of the header collector sites that headers can not be welded once they have been coated. is this true? i thought i could just grind off the coating and weld on a new collector. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxaesJ190U http://youtu.be/lCZAaN7fFLg

Re: welding a coated header [Re: mopar dave] #1176993 02/12/12 12:08 PM 02/12/12 12:08 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Just grind the coating off.... its normal metal under it... I've done it MANY times

Re: welding a coated header [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1176994 02/12/12 12:24 PM 02/12/12 12:24 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,042 Mt Morris Michigan mopar dave OP master
mopar dave OP master Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,042 Mt Morris Michigan	ok, thanks mike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxaesJ190U http://youtu.be/lCZAaN7fFLg

Re: welding a coated header [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1176995 02/12/12 12:26 PM 02/12/12 12:26 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,502 SOUTH JERSEY HEMIFRED master
HEMIFRED master Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,502 SOUTH JERSEY	I saw someone use hose clamps on each side of a seam to limit what was ground off then it was tig welded.total of 1/2" was exposed. home of the Sox and Martin Hemi Duster

Re: welding a coated header [Re: HEMIFRED] #1176996 02/12/12 02:37 PM 02/12/12 02:37 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,008 Sweet Home Alabama M MRMOPAR622 top fuel
MRMOPAR622 top fuel M Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,008 Sweet Home Alabama	That's a good idea HEMIFRED all you need is it ground off where you must make the weld. But most of the time I grind just a little extra because the heat will burn it off while welding it,there is no problem with that other than the smoke & fumes. "To Be The Man'You Have Got To Beat The Man" "T/D and Pro-Bracket Racer"

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