Anyone have a lathe and willing to help?

[j_anderson]

Looking to have a piece made. Can be made out of Steel, SS or Brass. I have sent out for some quotes and I’m waiting to hear back but thought there might be someone here who could help?

Let me know if you have the ability to make this for me and what it would cost

Thanks!

 

[Dana67Dart]

I can't help with the turning but what is it going to be used on?

 

[j_anderson]

I can't help with the turning but what is it going to be used on?

I have a manifold without a boss to attach an AC bracket. I have obtained a bracket and I have removed the plug on the manifold. This piece will plug the hole in the manifold and offer a bolt hole on the top for the AC bracket to attach.

 

[Dana67Dart]

Very clever.

Thanks

 

[33IMP]

Sorry you didn't need this a few years ago, when I was working. I could have made that in about fifteen minutes, gratis.

 

[Tooljunkie]

There must be a closet machinist in your area. Think i know 3 or 4 here including myself. Not long to make it, and a lump of steel a few inces long isnt worth much. I would do it, but manitoba is a little far away.

 

[Tooljunkie]

Quick and dirty, buy a 5/8 fine bolt and drill/tap the head to 3/8 nc. I bet it would be plenty strong. Or weld a 3/8” bolt head to head of a 5/8” bolt. And a jam nut on 5/8 end.

 

[j_anderson]

There must be a closet machinist in your area. Think i know 3 or 4 here including myself. Not long to make it, and a lump of steel a few inces long isnt worth much. I would do it, but manitoba is a little far away.

I'm not in a rush to get it! If you get the itch to fire up your equipment, let me know!

 

[RustyRatRod]

I believe you will find that plug in the intake is not 1/2, but 3/8 pipe thread. I think I would move that end of the bracket over to that 2nd intake bolt and get an intake bolt with a stud made on top. That pipe thread plug boss will likely crack and break trying to support that A/C compressor. That boss is not made to hold up any weight. The bracket would still be just as easy to make.

 

[67Dart273]

I believe you will find that plug in the intake is not 1/2, but 3/8 pipe thread. I think I would move that end of the bracket over to that 2nd intake bolt and get an intake bolt with a stud made on top. That pipe thread plug boss will likely crack and break trying to support that A/C compressor. That boss is not made to hold up any weight. The bracket would still be just as easy to make.

THIS. If that is a "plug" and I don't know what else it would be, it will be PIPE THREAD which is tapered.

 

[j_anderson]

I believe you will find that plug in the intake is not 1/2, but 3/8 pipe thread. I think I would move that end of the bracket over to that 2nd intake bolt and get an intake bolt with a stud made on top. That pipe thread plug boss will likely crack and break trying to support that A/C compressor. That boss is not made to hold up any weight. The bracket would still be just as easy to make.

It’s def not 1/2”. I need the threaded area of the rod to be 1/2 in length. It’s actually 5/8” fine thread

Below is the plug I removed

There really isnt much weight in that bracket. The bulk of the weight is on the main front bracket.

 

[RustyRatRod]

It’s def not 1/2”. I need the threaded area of the rod to be 1/2 in length. It’s actually 5/8” fine thread

Below is the plug I removed

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There really isnt much weight in that bracket. The bulk of the weight is on the main front bracket.

Ok, that's a flare plug. The 5/8 flare fitting would have had a 3/8 tube in it. Makes me wonder what the HECK that was used for. Some kinda water fitting, maybe. Whatever it was, it's still not designed for support. I would come off an intake bolt with a stud made onto it like I described, as that's how the factory did it. That would be much more sturdy and would hold up fine. Regardless, I would not use the hole where that plug is. "What if" later on down the road you upgrade from a stock intake? Then you will not have "that" hole. Happy trails. Do what you want.

 

[j_anderson]

Ok, that's a flare plug. The 5/8 flare fitting would have had a 3/8 tube in it. Makes me wonder what the HECK that was used for. Some kinda water fitting, maybe. Whatever it was, it's still not designed for support. I would come off an intake bolt with a stud made onto it like I described, as that's how the factory did it. That would be much more sturdy and would hold up fine. Regardless, I would not use the hole where that plug is. "What if" later on down the road you upgrade from a stock intake? Then you will not have "that" hole. Happy trails. Do what you want.

If the factory did it that way, can you provide an example? I want this to look nice and not cobbled together. Factory look is obviously preferred. The years this intake was used didn’t have this style AC compressor so, not sure there is a factory solution to this issue.

 

[RustyRatRod]

If the factory did it that way, can you provide an example? I want this to look nice and not cobbled together. Factory look is obviously preferred. The years this intake was used didn’t have this style AC compressor so, not sure there is a factory solution to this issue.

No there's not a 100% factory solution, but you can do it as closely as possible. And no, I'm not searching all over the internet looking for a picture to appease you. It's your car. Do it how you want. You ASKED for advice here. I gave it. Nobody says you have to follow it. Everything else looks like a solid plan, "I" would just move that one attachment point to an intake bolt, because that is how the factory did it. Go ahead and use the plug hole. I don't care. It's not mine. But if that intake is ever changed out and upgraded, that bracket will no longer fit. Tie it in with an intake bolt and that solves the whole problem. If you cannot "get that" it's not my job to convince you. lol

 

[j_anderson]

No there's not a 100% factory solution, but you can do it as closely as possible. And no, I'm not searching all over the internet looking for a picture to appease you. It's your car. Do it how you want. You ASKED for advice here. I gave it. Nobody says you have to follow it. Everything else looks like a solid plan, "I" would just move that one attachment point to an intake bolt, because that is how the factory did it. Go ahead and use the plug hole. I don't care. It's not mine. But if that intake is ever changed out and upgraded, that bracket will no longer fit. Tie it in with an intake bolt and that solves the whole problem. If you cannot "get that" it's not my job to convince you. lol

Okay bud. I actually didnt ask for your advise. I asked for someone to make a piece for me.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Okay bud. I actually didnt ask for your advise. I asked for someone to make a piece for me.

Ok. Fair enough. Sorry I wasted my time.

 

[67Dart273]

I think that if an inverted flare plug was in that hole it is likely the WRONG plug. Look into the hole is there a "seat" in the hole, or does it go clear through?

And let me just educate you a little. I have NEVER EVER seen an inverted flare plug in a situation like that, and IF YOU have someone make this, "wouldn't it be nice" if it actually fit correctly? There's a few of us on here that know a thing or three about fittings, and threads.

 

[Dana67Dart]

For the record this is what RRR was talking about.

I stead of the bracket going on the part you want to fab. You replace the intake bolt with a stud bolt and make the bracket bolt to the top of that.

 

[Dana67Dart]

. I have obtained a bracket and I have removed the plug on the manifold

Is the bracket an OEM bracket that fits perfectly in that location?

I personally don't see any issue with your idea, IMHO there is plenty material around the hole.

 

[j_anderson]

Is the bracket an OEM bracket that fits perfectly in that location?

I personally don't see any issue with your idea, IMHO there is plenty material around the hole.

It is an OEM bracket but this area is in a little different spot. It’s a little farther forward. The area I want to use does have plenty of material but not like the factory spot has.

Circled in red is where the factory bracket would bolt on. It def has more material than the spot I want to use but again, most of the weight of the compressor is on the front bracket. That coil bracket boss looks pretty beefy too but it doesn’t have any stress on it whatsoever.

This thread is getting a bit sideways…

 

[gzig5]

I can do it when I get home next week. My lathe is setup to make a 5/8-18 thread for the oil pan repair bushings I make for bmw m5’s. Shoot me a pm and we’ll work out the details.

 

[67Dart273]

You guys need to "re think." There IS NO 5/8 fine thread, nor is there any inverted flare plugs in a factory Mopar manifold, EVER

 

[RustyRatRod]

You guys need to "re think." There IS NO 5/8 fine thread, nor is there any inverted flare plugs in a factory Mopar manifold, EVER

That was my thought, but let him have at it.

 

[dodgedifferent2]

I can whip it up very quickly as my CNC is basically making that daily.
Pay shipping and call it good.
I am in Canada but shipping should not be that much

 

[RustyRatRod]

Both you gents are fine fellas for stepping up, but lemmie clue yall in on something. That's not a 5/8-18 threaded hole. It's 3/8 NPT. Here's the math, ok?

5/8= .625", get me?
3/8 NPT= .675"

Someone screwed a 5/8-18 plug in that intake and I GUARANTEE you that it fits loosely. When he goes to screw the fittin in that "whoever" graciously makes for him, it will in all likelihood strip the threads. Yall carry on if you want to, but that's the long and short of it.