Gauging interest in custom sidemount intercoolers w/9.75" x 11.75" x 4.5" Bell Cores

[J. Fast]

i wish we could find a supplier for the end tanks now that would make the things really much easier for you.
mayby you could draw something and mail these guys and ask I know there is huge variations in price but it could be a viable option if you buy like 20+ tanks.
Aluminium Cast Intercooler Tank-Aluminium Cast Intercooler Tank Manufacturers, Suppliers and Exporters on Alibaba.comRadiator

Herein again rises the problem. It has to be purchased is a quantity of 10 to get an acceptable price-point. When you start having to pay the import duty and commodity import price it's really just better to build the tanks when you're not buying 100. If I had a huge assembly line and it took 2 hours of welding to build the tanks I could see why it would be beneficial to farm that portion out and go with a case design or something pre-fabricated. I don't think you're going to find an end tank for less than $65 designed for the cores. What does Treadstone retail their end tanks for?

[mb7050]

http://www.treadstoneperformance.com...ooler+Endtanks

btw

looks like these guys have tanks that might work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MYGVBrpGz8
http://www.ashspecz.com/shop/prodInfo2.php?prodID=17
already mailed them if they have any interest selling them separately







on a side note

it is a shame we dont have seriously cheap sidemount options like these for our cars at all ;
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/300zx-side-intercooler
http://www.z1motorsports.com/product...products_id=71

[J. Fast]

The ends tank material is a 12"x36" sheet of 1/8" 6061 aluminum which can be used for all four end tanks with minimal waste. The only thing that gets less expensive based on order quantity is sundries (drill bits, sanding discs, cutting accessories, and so forth). That's why I won't fill an order for just one set. The economy of scale does not work for 1 set. I don't know about you guys but do you think you could build just one set in a half day? Cuts, prep, welding, fitment...? Hell no! But you can build 5 sets in 2 days if you cut and prep all of them at the same time.

The tanks... this is their cut sheet based on the measurements of the cheaper cores mb7050 had suggested.

... what you, J. Fast, don't understand is... Your reputation isn't strong enough for the platform to support throwing money at you to build stuff. Especially when you couldn't provide examples of the work you claimed to have done for other platforms when asked.

You can't call yourself a builder if you have only designed something on paper.

I built the above on paper... and today...








Amazing how that works... draft a set of plans and realize a product.

The above items are for sale. I have (2) sets. They are 11" x 4.5" x 8.5" bell cores. I mocked them up in my Sandstone car with stock intercooler piping. They are bolt on. Asking price is $1250 per set. I will be posting an add in the classifieds.

[Greg E]

Check it out! Those look great!

Can you add tabs to the front so that I can attach the stock plastic ducting?

Is that 2" piping?

[mb3000]

Looks great J.

[familyMAN]

Looks really good and a quick turnaround since you started this thread to completed product. Too bad you have zero tact.

[J. Fast]

Those look great!

Can you add tabs to the front so that I can attach the stock plastic ducting?

Is that 2" piping?

Thank you sir! Piping is 2" inside diameter. I can weld whatever tabs you would like on them. I have a set of stock shrouds I can jig from and build you something if you like.

Looks great J.

Thanks bro!

Looks really good and a quick turnaround since you started this thread to completed product. Too bad you have zero tact.

Thank you sir! They took a bit longer than I initially anticipated because the cores were a month out.

I know... I currently lack tact. You haven't kept a sharp enough eye on the housekeeping going on? A lot of shit gets talked around here. The mods have been pretty busy this past month. Frankly, my patience meter for January has been exhausted. I'm glad it's almost over.

[CoopKill]

Man 2 years ago I would be all over these, but have moved passed trying to stay side mount. Nice job, if I change my mind I will be in contact.

[dbest671]

I built the above on paper... and today...

http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/y...pscc8f55fb.jpg


http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps57e84cb7.jpg

http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps2b2b0b7e.jpg

Amazing how that works... draft a set of plans and realize a product.

The above items are for sale. I have (2) sets. They are 11" x 4.5" x 8.5" bell cores. I mocked them up in my Sandstone car with stock intercooler piping. They are bolt on. Asking price is $1250 per set. I will be posting an add in the classifieds.

And I bet you will have them sold in no time... amazing how fast you can sell a product when you have something tangible to show. Congratulations for proving my point LOL.

[fullracegt]

I know Steve will want these