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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 06:27 PM
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can anyone post pics for me??????
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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 07:29 PM
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What are the settings on your camera? They came through @95x71

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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 08:16 PM
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sent you another email try those.
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Same-Try loading them on www.photobucket.com
Use the IMG tag.

I must be doind something wrong....Cant get them to enlarge
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Send them to me and i'll post them. Do you still have my email address ?
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Heres Steve's pics


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There we go! Looking good! Do the heat from welds distort the metal? (sorry, dont know much about tig welding).
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Originally Posted by cuisinartvette
There we go! Looking good! Do the heat from welds distort the metal? (sorry, dont know much about tig welding).
it sure does. i tacked it and welded most of it while it was mounted to the base and plenum to prevent distortion. cast aluminium is a pain to weld and make it look nice. it's like a sponge and soaks up oil and what not making it hard to keep the welds clean without and porositiy.
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Looks pretty darn good to me...nice work!

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Looks pretty darn good to me...nice work!

yea nice work.
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