Let’s see how it goes. Welding cast is a pain. It’s a heat and slow cool game!! I usually preheat the parts in the bbq-weld using a high nickel rod-post heat the part-shove it in sand to slowly cool.
@@jagharingenyoutube there is still a warm up time and cool down process. Remember it’s still considered an alloy steel. Best to tig welded but too difficult on a manifold. In this case an E7018 rod would be perfect. Again mig is fine for cast steel as long as it’s not structural. I do this everyday for a living. If this were to break it won’t hurt anyone so mig welding with .035 is fine.
It is nice that the channel is growing. A little advice from an old logger who has seen a few accidents. Put on some gloves when the disc is that close. You ARE the channel and self employed. It would be hard to work or grow you channel with a missing thumb...let alone the trauma you'd cause Jolene videoing the accident.
I walked up unannounced on a buddy working solo on a job site at the exact moment his grinder caught on something and kicked back and bounced two feet away to his other hand and almost took off his thumb. He was able to hold everything together while I rounded up a handful of butterfly bandages and put him back together. Had I not been there I don't know how he'd have been able to drive himself tothe hospital.
It is interesting that you have never had this problem before with all the custum work you do. I hope all goes well modifying manifold. Thanks for the great media.
I was always told that you had to heat up the cast manifolds before you mig weld it he had to get the metal hot but that's what I've told I hope it works for you great job
Yep, either put both parts in oven and let it get to 340 degrees,or bbq pit.Take out quickly and start welding ,it'll work for awhile without heating it.,
To do stuff like this, live on camera without any breaks or editing whatsoever….. is incredibly gutsy! You go Chad! And thanks to Jolene for all the great video production!
You had me on the edge of my seat for this one Chad & Jolene. Oh, and Kudos for keeping it rated "G"...I'd of been cussing up a storm a couple times there. Great episode!!!
Automotive cast iron headers are Ductile iron: Weldable but rare, as it’s an extensive and slow process. With all respect, I don't believe you have the equipment to stitch it back together and hold under exhaust temps and pressures. Great Videos as always and best of wishes!
Is Chad going to try and weld the cast iron manifold? If so I hope he is successful as I have never seen anyone have any luck doing that. But this is Chad, he does things his way.
@@arkangelnorthman there are plenty of techniques that you can use for welding cast iron people claim that they know everything there are always someone out there that knows what to do at my age I'm unlearning my apprenticeship all is good 👍
@@darren7 the guy who welded my cast iron axle didnt claim to know everything....he did a great job that held up great. He knew more than I did...that's why I had him do it! Lmao!!!
Chad I hate to see you using cut off wheels like a grinding wheel. I used to do that too until I had one come apart on me. One piece went through my cheek , and yes it left a mark ! Didn’t feel to good , I tell ya !
Yep. I love his spontaneous creativity but his safety protocols are questionable. I wonder if his wife wears a mask filming while he's in the paint booth as well. I doubt it.
@@rafaelallenblock Also maintenance and storage of your respirator is important . I just retired from 45 years in the collision and restoration and custom metal fab industry and I always stored my respirator in a ziplock bag without the pre filters . And cleaned it with Listerine or alcohol after taking it apart before use . Those charcoal filters will absorb anyting they are close to and Chad leaves his hanging up next to the paint bench .
It will be interesting to see how much he has to squeeze it. 👀 Best channel on UA-cam. Keep up the good work team Hiltz. Watching every day (almost) from WV.
The welds will give way once the manifolds heat up from the engine. I have had the best success either using a special rod with a stick welder pre heating the cast with a torch or with brazing using oxy acetylene torch with a special nickel rod for cast iron
Have you ever done anything with an LS manifold? People weld to them for turbo applications reasonably often. they are not cast iron, but actually steel... Pick one up, they are cheap cheap cheap. Then you will see. Any older piece of cast iron, sure stick welding with "special nickel rod" is the way to go. But tell me, Which rod for cast? 55? 99? 55x? Reverse polarity or standard? Preheat? Sand to hold on heat longer?
I believe the LS exhaust manifolds are cast steel, not cast iron, and thus should weld up just fine. My son had to modify the drivers side manifold when he LS Swapped is Jeep Wagoneer. Welded up just fine. 3 years in, no issues.
I played around with it years ago. Most folks avoid welding cast iron at all costs. Here most would have gotten hold of some steel headers and modded them if needed.
Pop rivet style well nuts would work well for fastening the engine covers .They are like pop rivets but have a threaded boss for a fastener to thread into. Princess Auto has the tool for installing them ,the're cheap.They come in stainless and aluminum in all sizes from like 1/2 inch to tiny 1/8 inch .Food for thought.
Nutsert or well nuts ,they both look like a little wells, just need the roof ,crank and the wooden bucket. I use lock tight on them and some anti-seize on the internal thread if the fastener your using isn't the same metal.
I believe you learn more through your mishaps and sharing the process as your progress passes them, shows the pure and honest content you provide every day, so mad props to Chad and Jolene!
Man your super talented, I've been watching your videos for a few weeks now and I normally avoid bodywork at all costs buy I feel more confident from watching your videos
Am I the only adhd person that appreciates his energy?!! I hate the delay in explanation… this man says it does it and bangs it… perfect isn’t the goal is beautiful is the goal. It doesn’t take 12 months to make a car beautiful. I appreciate what you do bc I don’t have patience for bs. You ever need help from a person with more adhd than you lmk hahaha
Chad at his best to overcome what doesn't work and still see the solution inside the metal mass. Then to overcome machine breakdown. Jolene providing support without losing the camera shot. You both got the job done. Two thumbs up!
I think that you should hinge the center louvered panel at the firewall and use Zeus fittings to hold it down. That way you’ll have access to the engine without unbolting it each time.
With all the trouble it gave you, on the bright you couldn't have ordered and shipped them to you in the time it took to make those work for you. Great video.
Chad when welding cast Iron with an arc welder you use a special rod so mig may not be the right thing to use .You wold be better using steel headers there are steel kits available .
It's the only hatd part about custom cars. You have to create everything from scratch and hope it works. Jolene always does a fabulous job with the camera and helping out as well.
Whenever I've ever seen anyone screw or unscrew fasteners with a corded drill it always seems so out of place. That's what we're used long before cordless. But it still strokes me as odd. I'll drill holes with a corded I'll mix things. But I don't drive screws. They have almost 0control. You let off the trigger and that drill is going to sink those screws an inch last where you want them to go. You let off the trigger on a cordless it stops dead. But in a pinch you do what you gotta do. I have so many cordless that I'd have a hard time finding my corded drills. Which I def use for drilling holes in metal.
Great work again,showing us the reality of running into some trouble of getting the job done,I wonder if the welds hold up on the cast iron,time will tell,great filming work again of Jolene,thanks for sharing
Keep up the great work Chad & Jolene!!!! Learning a ton from you that I am using over on my bagged '52 Chevy 3100 project I'm documenting on my channel :)
Another first - I've never seen manifolds modified in this manner before!! Hope it works out for you and the mating surface stays true. Don't know til you try!
I can already picture in my mind what Chad is going to do with this manifold. I can't wait to see it develope good luck with this bit Chad. And hello Jolene and Fina.
Let’s see how it goes. Welding cast is a pain. It’s a heat and slow cool game!! I usually preheat the parts in the bbq-weld using a high nickel rod-post heat the part-shove it in sand to slowly cool.
@@jagharingenyoutube there is still a warm up time and cool down process. Remember it’s still considered an alloy steel.
Best to tig welded but too difficult on a manifold. In this case an E7018 rod would be perfect.
Again mig is fine for cast steel as long as it’s not structural.
I do this everyday for a living. If this were to break it won’t hurt anyone so mig welding with .035 is fine.
Are going to under coating undercarriage after paint the frame too
So , the frame get rusty or undercarriage car!!!??
Use Rack & pinion steering and do
away with that huge steering box! There available in the junk yards to mod in old Elvis! Best of luck to you guys!
What you see is what you get with this show and that's why its the best on you tube , the only man that real on you tube ! Bad Chad love this stuff !
It is nice that the channel is growing. A little advice from an old logger who has seen a few accidents. Put on some gloves when the disc is that close. You ARE the channel and self employed. It would be hard to work or grow you channel with a missing thumb...let alone the trauma you'd cause Jolene videoing the accident.
I walked up unannounced on a buddy working solo on a job site at the exact moment his grinder caught on something and kicked back and bounced two feet away to his other hand and almost took off his thumb. He was able to hold everything together while I rounded up a handful of butterfly bandages and put him back together. Had I not been there I don't know how he'd have been able to drive himself tothe hospital.
Halfass Kustoms does this to LS exhaust manifolds to make them fit. check out some of the many LS engines Brent puts in everything and anything !!
Thank you for what you have shown me! Im a visual learner and appreciate the lessons.
@@js-vm8zc no....i dont need a new teacher. You need a different mindset. And what chad has shown me worked in real life.
Looking forward to every episode. Awesome work chad. Thanks for the video Jolene
It is interesting that you have never had this problem before with all the custum work you do. I hope all goes well modifying manifold. Thanks for the great media.
I was always told that you had to heat up the cast manifolds before you mig weld it he had to get the metal hot but that's what I've told I hope it works for you great job
Yep, either put both parts in oven and let it get to 340 degrees,or bbq pit.Take out quickly and start welding ,it'll work for awhile without heating it.,
@@theupscriber65 yea that's the correct way
Had to do the same thing on my driver side header. Got it to work around the steering linkage. Another great show! Showing it like it is.
To do stuff like this, live on camera without any breaks or editing whatsoever….. is incredibly gutsy! You go Chad! And thanks to Jolene for all the great video production!
Just like the car, Chad is one of a kind 👍👍
I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it. Great solution!
You had me on the edge of my seat for this one Chad & Jolene. Oh, and Kudos for keeping it rated "G"...I'd of been cussing up a storm a couple times there. Great episode!!!
Automotive cast iron headers are Ductile iron: Weldable but rare, as it’s an extensive and slow process. With all respect, I don't believe you have the equipment to stitch it back together and hold under exhaust temps and pressures. Great Videos as always and best of wishes!
Ive welded on 1 car now and it is thanks to you that it turned out great!🔥
Is Chad going to try and weld the cast iron manifold? If so I hope he is successful as I have never seen anyone have any luck doing that. But this is Chad, he does things his way.
Cast iron can be welded.
You can weld cast iron with a mig cooling down slowly is the key
@@darren7 ya my buddy does it for me....he preheats it.
@@arkangelnorthman there are plenty of techniques that you can use for welding cast iron people claim that they know everything there are always someone out there that knows what to do at my age I'm unlearning my apprenticeship all is good 👍
@@darren7 the guy who welded my cast iron axle didnt claim to know everything....he did a great job that held up great. He knew more than I did...that's why I had him do it! Lmao!!!
Chad I hate to see you using cut off wheels like a grinding wheel. I used to do that too until I had one come apart on me. One piece went through my cheek , and yes it left a mark ! Didn’t feel to good , I tell ya !
I had one come apart on me but I was wearing a face shield . FUBARed the shield but I was not hurt .
Yep. I love his spontaneous creativity but his safety protocols are questionable. I wonder if his wife wears a mask filming while he's in the paint booth as well. I doubt it.
@@rafaelallenblock Also maintenance and storage of your respirator is important . I just retired from 45 years in the collision and restoration and custom metal fab industry and I always stored my respirator in a ziplock bag without the pre filters . And cleaned it with Listerine or alcohol after taking it apart before use . Those charcoal filters will absorb anyting they are close to and Chad leaves his hanging up next to the paint bench .
It will be interesting to see how much he has to squeeze it. 👀
Best channel on UA-cam. Keep up the good work team Hiltz.
Watching every day (almost) from WV.
Best channel by far 👍👍
I've been watching every day since he started doing daily content. I love it. 1000 times better then the tv show
Great job...Elvis is truly CUSTOM....keep on rocking on!
FINALLY managed to catch an episode LIVE, I've been catching up on Vids since I went away for a week at the end of SEP '21
I really like watching your troubleshooting skills, VERY impressive. Great job Chad!
If you getaway with welding that cast manifold “your the man”!!!
Saw him weld a tire once.😱😱😱
The welds will give way once the manifolds heat up from the engine. I have had the best success either using a special rod with a stick welder pre heating the cast with a torch or with brazing using oxy acetylene torch with a special nickel rod for cast iron
Have you ever done anything with an LS manifold? People weld to them for turbo applications reasonably often. they are not cast iron, but actually steel... Pick one up, they are cheap cheap cheap. Then you will see. Any older piece of cast iron, sure stick welding with "special nickel rod" is the way to go. But tell me,
Which rod for cast? 55? 99? 55x? Reverse polarity or standard? Preheat? Sand to hold on heat longer?
Always so many things to customize. The amount of work on all components makes these cars so awesome. Thank you for the video.
Ive been welding lots of these for turbos,i think they are cast steel and not cast iron..make sens to me.
A manufacturing genius. It's nice to see the progress of the project. Thank you for the video.
Agreed, Chad is a genius 👍👍
Chad and Jolene, that was very exhausting, but you guys did it. Great job!
I believe the LS exhaust manifolds are cast steel, not cast iron, and thus should weld up just fine. My son had to modify the drivers side manifold when he LS Swapped is Jeep Wagoneer. Welded up just fine. 3 years in, no issues.
Love to see you dive into this kinda thing. You are a DOER! Good to see.
Great job,best hour of my day,hope the welds hold ,have a peaceful night,God bless.
There is a rod made for cast arc welding. You have to heat the cast up with an oxy/acetylene torch with a neutral flame before welding.
I played around with it years ago. Most folks avoid welding cast iron at all costs. Here most would have gotten hold of some steel headers and modded them if needed.
Yes preheat cast or you will get cracks in it or won't hold
Yup and post heat
Just love the way you just step in and do it Great Work thanks for letting us ride along
Cool work on those Manifolds Chad …You guys Rock !
A positive attitude will go a long way when it comes to problem solving and making things happen. :)
Very cool I have never mig weld a manifold before.
Patience is one of the secrets of modifying something. Patience & persistence. Keep on keepin' on!
Enjoying watching Chad and Jolene on a Saturday evening!
Pop rivet style well nuts would work well for fastening the engine covers .They are like pop rivets but have a threaded boss for a fastener to thread into. Princess Auto has the tool for installing them ,the're cheap.They come in stainless and aluminum in all sizes from like 1/2 inch to tiny 1/8 inch .Food for thought.
NutZerts
Nutsert or well nuts ,they both look like a little wells, just need the roof ,crank and the wooden bucket. I use lock tight on them and some anti-seize on the internal thread if the fastener your using isn't the same metal.
I believe you learn more through your mishaps and sharing the process as your progress passes them, shows the pure and honest content you provide every day, so mad props to Chad and Jolene!
Looking forward to seeing what you do here Chad. Thanks again for letting us tag along👍
Looks great, I was late today,still digging the vid,thanks 👍✌
I hope that works for you . I always braze cast . I have repaired a # of vises and never had one brake again .
Great idea never seen it done before 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Love the work you are doing on the car I’m a big ELVIS fan so really enjoying it keep it up you both rock 😎👍
Stick-to-it-ivness!!!! Not really a word but Chad you've got it!
I went from riveting to welding thanks to your show!💪
I learn something new nearly every day watching you you guys, keep up the good work.. 👏
A lot of playing around to get the manifold to fit.... you kept your cool...perseverance !! Good work guys....
Always enjoy seeing custom exhaust systems come together!
I like watching your thoughts in motion Chad! Saying and doing is what you do-bravo!
Always an amazing job my friend. I love your art work. Well done. 👍👍👏👏
Another Great Video! Great Job Chad and Jolene!
Keep up the creativity. Enjoy your show. Elvis is coming along nicely. Hi Jolene.
I knew that an exhaust manifold could not stop Bad Chad👍👍
I am looking at you solving big issues slowly . Your show is always interesting.
I agree with Kevin, you're going to have to break down and buy a header kit for that LS engines.
Man your super talented, I've been watching your videos for a few weeks now and I normally avoid bodywork at all costs buy I feel more confident from watching your videos
Next time you weld cast metal heat it up first to around 500 degrees with your torch,helps to stop cracking
Good to see how to fix manifold with what you’ve got . Thanks Chad & Jolene
Chad this is the best automotive based channel n UA-cam! You are an artist! Keep these great videos coming 👍
Am I the only adhd person that appreciates his energy?!! I hate the delay in explanation… this man says it does it and bangs it… perfect isn’t the goal is beautiful is the goal. It doesn’t take 12 months to make a car beautiful. I appreciate what you do bc I don’t have patience for bs. You ever need help from a person with more adhd than you lmk hahaha
Chad at his best to overcome what doesn't work and still see the solution inside the metal mass.
Then to overcome machine breakdown.
Jolene providing support without losing the camera shot.
You both got the job done.
Two thumbs up!
LS exhaust are not cast iron and you can mig weld. Great welding Chad hope that manifold works. also great video Jolien.👍
Good job welding the cast manifold. I hope it sticks.
I think that you should hinge the center louvered panel at the firewall and use Zeus fittings to hold it down. That way you’ll have access to the engine without unbolting it each time.
Keep up the great work guys!!
Love watching and learning. Thanks for the hard work you two
If you dont try,....you can never fail.......if you never fail....youll never learn from mistakes. ... Love your builds and imagination.
Not to many people would even try something like this..pretty cool 😎
Es admirable lo que haces, cosas tan difíciles, a veces pienso que no podrás, y pero al final siempre lo logras. Felicitaciones de Chile
With all the trouble it gave you, on the bright you couldn't have ordered and shipped them to you in the time it took to make those work for you. Great video.
Chad when welding cast Iron with an arc welder you use a special rod so mig may not be the right thing to use .You wold be better using steel headers there are steel kits available .
It's not cast iron, it's cast steel, so it can be mig welded just fine.
It's the only hatd part about custom cars. You have to create everything from scratch and hope it works. Jolene always does a fabulous job with the camera and helping out as well.
He loves it!!
Chad you did a great job on welding the cast. Your are amazing and I learned some more.
You are good at finding a way to succeed. Good job
Wow! That Cast Iron Cut's As Butter With That Zip Cut! Go For It Chad!
another great video.
I have faith in you Chad that you will make it whatever it takes.👍
Whenever I've ever seen anyone screw or unscrew fasteners with a corded drill it always seems so out of place. That's what we're used long before cordless. But it still strokes me as odd. I'll drill holes with a corded I'll mix things. But I don't drive screws. They have almost 0control. You let off the trigger and that drill is going to sink those screws an inch last where you want them to go. You let off the trigger on a cordless it stops dead. But in a pinch you do what you gotta do. I have so many cordless that I'd have a hard time finding my corded drills. Which I def use for drilling holes in metal.
Great job Chad. Your can do attitude serves you well.
Great work again,showing us the reality of running into some trouble of getting the job done,I wonder if the welds hold up on the cast iron,time will tell,great filming work again of Jolene,thanks for sharing
Keep up the great work Chad & Jolene!!!! Learning a ton from you that I am using over on my bagged '52 Chevy 3100 project I'm documenting on my channel :)
Brilliant video as always !
Rough day for Chad ! But he still got the job done. Hope it will fit and do the job. Great camera work Jolene!
Another first - I've never seen manifolds modified in this manner before!! Hope it works out for you and the mating surface stays true. Don't know til you try!
Fun stuff ! A challenge to say the least ... you will figure it out
I love chads version of Jerrys final thought at the end of every show :D it makes me smile
You are getting it done good job
Hope it all works for you buddy,good job👍👍
You should preheat cast Pryor to welding it. If you don’t believe me look it up!
Love your never give up way of doing things. I am a die maker and have to have a think outside of the box approach to things.
I love creating. The stuff you make is a-maze-zing Chad. Thanks for sharing man. 👏🛒👀🏁
the trick to welding cast is keep it hot or keep it cool to avoid cracks and use stainless steel wire or high nickel
I am sure that someone has already suggested it but in case not, have you thought about trying a smaller or different shape stearing box?
I can already picture in my mind what Chad is going to do with this manifold. I can't wait to see it develope good luck with this bit Chad.
And hello Jolene and Fina.
Fun video. Don’t forget the gasket will also need a little of that room
Great work, I hope it works!
Well well you have some good self control man and determination.
Keep the good work on .
Modifying cast iron manifolds today. Chad is at it again. Jolene's video is always awesome.