Catch can with a catchy appearance
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From: MOFN, AL, 70 miles from George
Re: Catch can with a catchy appearance
Originally Posted by alaxfire
Buy Rob's and paint it RED, then you have function and bling .....
( I'll sell you mine for $200 painted red with a Fred's spray can )
( I'll sell you mine for $200 painted red with a Fred's spray can )
But, thanks. Buddy!
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From: Kellyville, Ok
Re: Catch can with a catchy appearance
Looking good.. now I guess the true test is how much you accumalate in it between oil changes. Looks like that one doesn't have the drain valve? Not that I could see anything wrong with a 7 thousand mile service interval for cleansing or replacing the filter media.. 
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Re: Catch can with a catchy appearance
Originally Posted by Mrmiata
Looking good.. now I guess the true test is how much you accumalate in it between oil changes. Looks like that one doesn't have the drain valve? Not that I could see anything wrong with a 7 thousand mile service interval for cleansing or replacing the filter media..
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From: MOFN, AL, 70 miles from George
Re: Catch can with a catchy appearance
Originally Posted by JesseJamessrt6
Yes, that catch can looks like it will do the job. Did you use a punch press for the baffle, looks clean and well thought out.
I used a small precision punch set (E-Z Punch Pak). 1/32" 6061 T-6 Aluminum.If you're asking about making the 2.66" blank, I scribed accurately with a divider, cut to size with a shear and used a belt sander to make them round. Damned nice fit. I think you can see that?
~ $30 in it and ~ 2 hours work. Made enough parts for a friend! I still have to make a bracket for mounting, but already have a sketch for it. 10 minutes. Plus painting...
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Re: Catch can with a catchy appearance
Originally Posted by maxcichon
Thanks! I used a small precision punch set (E-Z Punch Pak). 1/32" 6061 T-6 Aluminum.
If you're asking about making the 2.66" blank, I scribed accurately with a divider, cut to size with a shear and used a belt sander to make them round. Damned nice fit. I think you can see that?
~ $30 in it and ~ 2 hours work. Made enough parts for a friend! I still have to make a bracket for mounting, but already have a sketch for it. 10 minutes. Plus painting...
I used a small precision punch set (E-Z Punch Pak). 1/32" 6061 T-6 Aluminum.If you're asking about making the 2.66" blank, I scribed accurately with a divider, cut to size with a shear and used a belt sander to make them round. Damned nice fit. I think you can see that?
~ $30 in it and ~ 2 hours work. Made enough parts for a friend! I still have to make a bracket for mounting, but already have a sketch for it. 10 minutes. Plus painting...
You can also see the handy work for the baffle spacers.
How hard was it to fit your inlet tube in and down through the existing inlet nipple? Did you find an exact O.D. to match the I.D.?
Looking forward to seeing your mounting bracket too.
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Re: Catch can with a catchy appearance
I found 7/16" aluminum "easy-bend" tubing. I had to bore the fitting ~ .015" bigger to get it to slip fit.
Did you notice that I swaged the end larger to catch the counterbore in the fitting? Hmm? It won't move...but it's not helium leak-tight.
Darn.
When I get it mounted, I'll add to the pictures and poke this thread.
Thanks again!
Did you notice that I swaged the end larger to catch the counterbore in the fitting? Hmm? It won't move...but it's not helium leak-tight.
Darn.
When I get it mounted, I'll add to the pictures and poke this thread.
Thanks again!
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Re: Catch can with a catchy appearance
it just so happens that I made an extra set of brackets for this setup. I had to make sure they fit first, doncha' know!
But I feel that the red would clash, don't you agree?
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From: Lineville, AL
Re: Catch can with a catchy appearance
On a graphite coupe, one word : SILVER
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Re: Catch can with a catchy appearance
Not this time: Black its gotta' be. Matches the hoses, too!
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Re: Catch can with a catchy appearance
BLACK ! BLACK ! tighed1 where are you when we need you
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Re: Catch can with a catchy appearance
Nice work Maxcichon. I still havent had time to stuff mine yet. However, it still catches oil vapor, just not efficiently yet
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From: IN
Re: Catch can with a catchy appearance
Thanks Max....you reminded me to clean my "cans"..... yes they are Rob's....and no, you know this tight *** didn't pay retail....lol..... OH, they have dirty green moldy oil in them...so I flushed them out....lol