T4 2.5l 5 speed petrol ACU engine exhaust manifold

[T4 hobart VW]

I did see a picture online of a bellows arrangement - think thats what failed and was cut out and sleeved.

Thanks for the link very interesting to know - I had already worked out that the flywheel bolts, manifold gaskets and exhaust gaskets are used on late model VW et al.

[T4 hobart VW]

Finished welding the manifold today - kept blowing holes in the metal till I worked out the amperage - a mate said I should have gas welded it - just as I finished up !!! Would do that next time sounds much easier !

No pictures cos I'm not that proud of the welds !

[LogicprObe]

I tore a rear gearbox mount out of my '61 Beetle (this was when I was about 20) and had to weld it back in...............it was pretty greasy in there...................and guess what?

Yes.......it did catch fire.........and yes, I did have a little fire extinguisher handy..........AND the garden hose!

(I'm still not that good at welding either)

[Sunny43.5]

I tore a rear gearbox mount out of my '61 Beetle (this was when I was about 20) and had to weld it back in...............it was pretty greasy in there...................and guess what?

Yes.......it did catch fire.........and yes, I did have a little fire extinguisher handy..........AND the garden hose!

(I'm still not that good at welding either)

I will also confess way back when I did an engine swap in my old Hiace 4cyl to 6 cyl Holden with Trimatic , I custom made the whole 2 inch exhaust from scratch all with an electric arc welder no curves lots of small wedges cut to allow the pipe to go over the rear axle etc . Lots of burn throughs but in the end it worked !

[T4 hobart VW]

a work of art I bet all be it a bit angular !!!

Will definitely take a few mig/tig lessons - I've watched it and its so controlled and not at all violent like the Arc !!!
A skill I sure could use !

[LogicprObe]

From what I've seen, it looks a lot easier.
Although, the cheapo arc is still great for plate steel.