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How loud is your skid plate? lol
Jeremiah sucks
Very loud😂
Depends on how low your car is.
My skid plate is really loud. It’s even better when I’m cruising at 70MPH. 👌
Jokes on you my harmonic just smacks the ground for me
never thought i’d get to see 20 minutes of Zach laying pipe, what a day!
I love how you worded that.
Underrated comment
😂😂😂😂😂
Mmm I'm unsure I want to see Zach lay pipe no matter how handsome he is ☺️
@@ainkpusing4263 what
Can we appreciate how much these guys work to film, work on the car, edit, brainstorm the next big idea, and do it all over again. Mad respect
Other then the fact he blatantly shows everyone at home how to make phosgene gas and kill them selves. Brake cleaner and welding = huge no no
@@t2iskyler not everyone is a smartAzzz
@@ArtuMormar smartass? Wouldnt you prefer them to show otherwise so the idiots of the internet DONT do it? I would say so
Thats why rhey habe 5 millions subs
Yes we can *bob the builder voice*
I STRONGLY encourage you guys to come to Vegas for a TIG welding class. I'll totally hook you up 👍
This is a sick invite Zach! You guys should take him up on the offer
Yea I love his videos too, his channel is what got me interested in learning to fabricate my own stuff. Cant weld yet though 😐
Hope they do get in touch coz I'm sick of seeing below average welds being passed as decent 🤦♂️
@@miraclemansgarage5647 show ur your welds
Sir do you really have time to watch KZhead videos
This episode as a whole might be one of Donut’s best ones shot. Editing, Music, Zach, Topic, the whole thing. 10/10
No muffler sucks, couldve planned it better
@@naturalcauses1695 stay mad
@@naturalcauses1695 Wasn't meant to be amazing or perfect, it's learning how to do something whilst just doing it. Turned out far better than most peoples shitjobs.
@Natural Causes agreed. Instead of modifying the car to fit his selected muffler, or simply grab a shorter muffler, he chooses TRASH straight pipes. At least he proves that one of the donut crew actually has technical ability though!
I’m not even familiar with the series but this was definitely an awesome video!
I love watching Garage Jesus. This guy is so relaxing to watch.
That should be his official host name XD
I’ve been searching for this comment
Garage Jesus 😂😂👌🏼
Our father. Who art in the garage, upgrades be thy name. Thy parts shall come. Thy will be done, on the street as it is off road
@@sleazymeezy reads like some shit from mad max lmao
Whoever picked the music for this episode, you deserve a raise.
It was pretty vibey
Donut is always on point with their music
I disagree strongly.... but to each their own
@@richiedagger733 the music itself is catchy and well made but I personally find it off-taste with how it was applied. Like you said, to each their own
i flet it's the same from previous episodes, what do you mean?
"So we're just gonna go with straight pipes" Everyone liked that
It wasn’t truly straight piped though. He just did a muffler delete. Straight pipes or straight piped is when you delete any and all mufflers and catalytic converters. So yea, technically he just did a muffler delete.
@@jaymichaelruss6872 eh. There aren't crossovers and it's an entirely fresh custom mid-pipe all the way to the back with no muffling devices and no unnecessary bends. I'd call it a straight pipe because of the better flow optimization vs your average muffler delete.
As a welder fabricator, I'd love to see a follow up on how the exhaust holds up over time, instead of back purging too you can use solar flux next time for when you don't want to use the extra argon, the welds become more brittle when you don't back purge too it's not just about the aesthetic and its tendency for rusting quicker, it's worth doing at least a backing plate or something, love what you guys are doing! Killing it for how fresh you guys are, keep at it :)
Its cool when you can actually say to yourself "wow i can do that", being a welder and not a mechanic personally
Have you ever tried to become one?
Well, you could become an exhaust builder
Honestly dude it's totally doable for anyone really. Can't learn until you try though!
i know its unlikely, but i'd love to see this participate in an actual rally event
Use those fluffy toaster powers to help reach that goal. Eat enough RAM and simulate the vehicle dynamics to help Zach navigate.
@@remingtonspeed7481 idk man, my super fluffy toaster powers were seriously affected when my mum dropped me on my head several times as a child
do you remember one of the hi and low cars broke down completly
I feel like Zach is the embodiment of the saying, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” Keeps me motivated
Donut's content quality has gone through the roof this last while. Every video makes me go "Wow, they put real effort into that." Be it the builds, the information, the camera angles, or the editing, every aspect of these videos are becoming better by the week.
Also their Instagram admin deserves a shoutout 😂
Should’ve mentioned that cleaning your parts with brake parts cleaner can be extremely dangerous. If your brake cleaner contains tetrachloroethylene, you can expose yourself to an extremely poisonous gas when welding. A lot of the “50 state” brake parts cleaner no longer contains this chemical, they use acetone instead. But always check, and it’s honestly safer to use acetone by itself.
one hundred and ten percent!!! acetone. and be careful with the acetone. some have oils and grease remnants emulsified when you buy it. apparently there is reagent grade acetone where this ingredient is controlled. but i can't find it. i start with acetone. then scrub again with a dry cloth. the danger them becomes lint... shop vac. then weld. tom eager from MIT has an amazing series on KZhead for welding metallurgy, fusion welding etc .. but, the algorithm is unlikely to recommend it. he talks often of welding cleanliness even with low carbon steel.
I was literally just about to say the same thing when I saw him using brake cleaner. No bueno
It creates mustard gas right? I know when I was working in the mines I got told about a welder who cleaned up a bunch of oil with brake clean then welded in the area and ended up dying because of it
@@FleetTech97 phosgene i believe can be created. but chlorine gas by itself also happens and will cause immediate acid products straight on the lung walls. mustard gas has sulfer, where the yellow comes from, and sulfer occurs in steel so it is probably also a byproduct. keep chlorine away for so so many reasons. it corrodes stainless.... as you say: no bueno. word.
You want non chlorinated brake cleaner. It's all I buy to avoid that very dangerous situation.
Be careful using brake clean, chlorinated produces a deadly gas when welding. I use acetone personally 👍🏼
isn't brake cleaner just ethanol?
Thank you I’m barely getting into welding
I was wondering about this, can you use non- chlorinated brake cleaner? I was always thought never use brake cleaner on areas your about to weld on.
@@marcoconci7867 Depends on the brand
I've heard stay away from all brake cleans to be safe
I like when someone is honest about if something might be difficult. Most people say "it's real easy" about everything when some things might not be. Your honesty helps
I love how this channel has certain people for different type of vídeos , everyone gets a part
Man that skid plate looks an awful lot like a brand new exhaust
Yep. I said the same thing too
Well, now we know what will be the next money pit episode
LOL I WAS ABOUT TO SAY I THOUGHT I WAS TRIPPIN
I was about to say the same
sKiDpLaTe LeAk
That 8° bend trick is golden. Thank you Zach!
I kinda don’t get why? Why not just cut 8 degrees?
@@mikcute9510 cus if you cut it at 8°, how will you attach the two pipes to maintain that 8° bend? No matter how you'd attach it, it would either have no bend, or have a 16° bend. Or, you could just use the cut pipe and another piece of straight pipe, but that isn't an efficient use of materials.
@@DezziDuck ahh i see, thank youuu
Go much more than that 8 degrees, and you should really use a mandrel bend and weld that in.
Give her the ol' 8"&8°.
One tip for your welding, use 1/32 filler rod so you don't have to get it so hot and you will be amazed how much better it looks and how much easier it is to control!
Found Zach on a random KZhead algo a few months ago when I had my interest piqued in working on my car...had already done Stage 1 on it but was hmming and haahing about going stage 2 doing all the work myself. This man inspired me to start thinking beyond the bare minimums of what I would need to make it more successful and reliable, and now I'm going to drop a turbo into the car after putting in all the little things to prep the car for that. Keep crushing it Zach and Donut Media! Loving your guys' content, especially Moneypit and HILow!
I made my first set of custom headers when I was 15. Was it perfect? No. Was I incredibly proud of it? Yes. It’s the experience that makes it worth it.
DAMN STRAIGHT.
Any advice on it? Tryna make new headers for my bike because the old ones are close to 40 years old and have a couple rust holes. I have a MIG welder but I'm a shit welder and don't have much in the way of cutting the angles I need.
@@iseemanstas5193 honestly? I wouldn't mig weld them. It just won't look good and isn't the right tool for the job. See if you can get yourself a tig welder and a bottle of gas. If not, have you thought about college? I did a set of down pipes for my ZX6R when I was at college learning to to fabrication. It went into my portfolio for my qualification, I learnt something and I got something out of it. (This was 15 years ago though)
As a tig welder I appreciate you at least mentioning back purging being the right way to do it. Instead of buying plugs you can use tape or aluminum foil next time but either way good learning experience 👍
Agreed as a tig welder myself, aluminum so it’s a lot different, but I’d say more gas and weld kinda in segments like a inch worms body, you’ll get good dimes like that even without back purge 👍🏼
@@CandidKiller but the insides of the pipe will crystallise and will not have proper fusion with out purge on stainless and with heat and vibration the join is the weak point so it normally cracks (edit .. when welding stainless I'm talking aluminium there is no need to purge )
@@nickthelebo What is the actual purpose of the argon? I assume, because it is inert, that it basically blows away atmospheric gasses that would react with the molten fresh weld? Is that what the crystallization you mentioned is?
@@nickthelebo Did not know about the necessary back purge for stainless, glad you informed me. I’ve only been professionally welding for almost 3 years and started with mig then went to tig and do aluminum now at work and we do a little mild steel so nothing we do requires back purge
@@fatpad00 Argon in short is what you use to weld, it’s a gas, and it allows for the weld to lay cleanly, without argon it’s a bubbly mess and you’ll never get a weld down, we use 75% argon and 25% helium for aluminum at work but all metals can use 100% argon, don’t quote me, but like steel can’t have the helium, they make another mixture for that. Again don’t quote me I’ve only welded a few years
I welded up a couple full-length 3" pipes, one for our CHUMP car and one for my E36 ti track car. There is really nothing like the sound of an uncorked BMW i6. I'll never forget the first time I ran it up. WOW I had no idea it could sound that cool. BUT it also made a HUGE difference over the stock exhaust of the M52b28 with S52 cams. Thanks for this one, it was fun to relive it a bit.
This is probably the best donut media episode I have seen! Love seeing the full process and actual in house creation. PS, I need straight pipes in my life!
Best sounding skid plate I’ve heard in a while!
Cat fella wassup
@Just Dope nolan
It’s been fun watching Zach’s hair grow every episode
He should keep a mustache and cut his hair into a mullet!
@@macky4611 mullet equals hick hub haircut LOL
@@macky4611 I agree
He looks like white Jesus
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 4 days from start to finish?!?! Welding process was dope! And definitely improved from the stock exhaust 10/10
Not even mod related but I really reaally appreciate that ya'll took your time to explain and show welding!
The custom exhaust is awesome, and I'm envious of those welds, but can I just say that the Hi-Low bumpers on the shop wall in the background are the piece de resistance.
I saw those and thought to myself is that the 350z numbers but wasn't sure lol I wonder what they did with those cars?
@@quadzilla7572 the cars are sitting at the Peterson Automotive Museum in the Vault.
I love that you guys do a great job with the closed captioning because when I'm too high I need to read them!
I been watching y’all a lot lately but when I see you teaching us all a bit about welding and making your own exhaust that is so cool to me thank you
Who knew a skid plate could sounds that great...
@Just Dope shitty SPAM
lol
Holy heck. The link spam in this thread is out of control.
@@kip258 report them all
Report those bots
Yes worth it. A skid plate isn't something that's very complicated to engineer, it's just thick sheet metal under a car.
Lmao same here
Didn't watch did ya? Shits an exhaust video
@@mcdamn_it didn't watch the video one millisecond after it came out did ya. It was called a skidplate video
@@notfunny3397 yes was confused for a second
@@mcdamn_it the title was obviously a mistake
Shout out from Australia, love donut media. Great episode Zach, awesome work, sick exhaust note. As a bloke who has all the tools and typically thinks he can do anything better than store bought, I tend to over simplify the process in my head and drastically underestimate the time needed ……I also have a time hungry toddler running around my house and workshop, so this has convinced me to just buy a pre-fab exhaust based on time alone 🤘cheers bro, keep up the good work!
Good job getting used to the TIG. Learning how far you can choke up on it and the distance for you arc was the best part for me. And when you get a good rainbow pattern and it looks like you have laid down a row dimes you can’t help but smile.
Wow that was really impressive welding
Do you watch every single video
@@86mustang he's lonely.
too much heat, low travel speeds, thats why its grey
@@skiptastic1000 and too little argon
I see you everywhere!
Remember the words of AvE: "A grinder and paint make me the welder I ain't"!
That's at least 100 years older that AvE.. lol
THE SEXY GIRLS ARE BIGTITITS.UNO THREE IN ONE KZhead: THIS IS FINE. SOMEONE: SAYS ''HECK''. KZhead: BE GONE Life's story is a short journey so have fun before sleeping forever #Чо #эт #делает #на #2 #месте #в #тренде #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков .#垃圾.
We want to be welders! Not grinders!
Think his is bigger the gawb better the jawb
@@pbgd3 yep, that's his too. Make sure to tappy tap tap it with a thumb detecting nut fucker!
Just spotted both sets of high/low bumpers on the wall, super cool
I like the DIY/Don't stuff, because it gives me insight into things I want to try (especially when everyone's so expensive and or busy), and also teaches some info people seem to gloss over.
"Shut the hell up! Trying to weld over here!" Well, it's obvious we need a t-shirt with that
Or at least a sticker for our own helmets
I agree
The whole "Get your Beans at Beans Beans" thing kills me everytime
Did they have to change the original song? It used to be the whole “Yota Taco” phrase, now it’s just beans😂
@@AsdfAsdf-td7ju where did the original come from? Post a link if you can!
i used to weld this stuff for pharma and food, mostly programing robots to do it all for me, jobe did a fantastic job of explaining the process and picking it up! very impressive!!!
you gotta love the sound of that flat plain crank...
"no matter what type of welding you're doing clean your materal" *laughs in farmers rod*
When he said that my first thought was “ I know a rod that would disagree “
Gotta love a good rust buster rod
A farmers rod with all the amps makes a great way to punch holes in thick metal for easy access to repairs.. Or so I'm told😏
He used brake clean too and I was just immediately going NO ZACH DON'T DO IT
@@Prestiged_peck as long as it’s non chlorinated it’ll be ok. Acetone would be a better choice.
I love how quick Zach decided not to install the muffler. One look at the space "ahh nah it ain't gonna fit"...and throws out the $150 part
He is such a humble Guy and i would say a good Teacher too!
pro tip on welding.. get closer with the electrode (
"Will the exhaust be louder?" "yeah but that's not the po..." *IT'S WORTH IT*
Lmao
I've been watching since tuerk was teaching us how to hoon our moms mini van and our dads pick up truck. the evolution and growth is absolutely amazing, by far my favorite channel. keep up the great work guys, can't wait to see where y'all take it from here.
Should still bring back bart
@@joshpiotrowski3487 It's not like they kicked him out, he left to care for his family I think 🤔
@@C4_stephen I think it was both. A family thing and not seeing eye to eye. Look up the comments on the old science garage vids I think there's reddit threads too
Fun to watch you do this stuff Jobe. You have a huge interest in it, have fun with it, like showing how to do it. Good stuff, keep it up!
Tell the soundengineer this episode was a masterpiece!
You should do this for a cold air intake, that would compliment the exhaust perfectly!
Zach "It's a fun, durable, reliable car that we can beat up off road and it seems to enjoy it" Zach's hair "That's what she said"
Can confirm, diy exhaust can be decent with some trial and error. I had my 2008 honda fit straight piped from the cat for a while but recently put in a 2.5" inlet to 4" outlet 18" long muffler tip from evil energy on amazon and now my car has a nice deep tone.
hey Jobe! i work in new product development for Miller. Awesome to see yall have Miller in the shop! as far as your curiosity goes.. I did a lot of drumming when i was younger and can say that i am naturally better at tig than any other form of welding.
That's a weirdly shaped skid plate lol
Yea did they title this wrong lol
Doing your own exhaust is always worth it I did my own true duals into 2 single chambers myself definitely best thing you can do
Such a relaxed dude, amazing what edibles and editing can do. Thanks for another fun chill video.
Bro you’re awesome never afraid to take on anything. I’m jealous of your tool selection
First off, if that was your first time welding…amazing job! Second, check out stainless autogenous pulse tig, it has totally changed how I weld stainless exhaust. I understand this is a beater but it was my understanding that you shouldn’t stiff weld the exhaust to the chassis as the vibrations will cause some points of it to crack (hopefully not near the headers. The hanger needs bushings. Also, what a lovely head of hair.
the solid mount is often done in rally cars for the extra clearance it can provide. You also often see solid chassis mounted engine and trans mounts too. All sorts of vibration going on and often its not the exhaust that breaks.
@@crisnmaryfam7344 thank you for the imparted knowledge 🙏
The filler is helpful for extra strength I would think, autogenous welds are nice because you use only the material you're welding, but it can leave the material a bit weaker than a good filler bead with back purging. This is just my experience though so if I'm incorrect I apologize lol
@@JackoJakl I understand, my applications are for small pipes motorcycle exhaust. The radius is quite small so using filler is quite difficult.
Shout out to the editor, the background music was fire and completed the video well
Ive done Stick and MIG welding but TIG is still on the list of things to try, Definitely seems like the most involved but some of the beads can come out beautiful, sounds good and looks good to boot!
that cold start just made my day🔥
When you got rid of the muffler, my joy was so strong!!!
I commend you Donut crew for working on Jack stands, It represents 90% of us
as two sets of MaxJacks sit in the background...
That straight 6 sounds amazing, i love it
Zach is my favorite Donut guy, I could watch him for hours. LOL I think I already have with all the videos
Definitely my favorite video of money pit so far! Also don't knock these welds! They didn't look terrible at all!
being a drummer, i wish i had the answer about TIG welding Jobe 😂
drummer gang
I’d like to say thanks for all these video you have the most interesting tuning channel keep the good work ! From Montreal Canada 😁🤘
great episode,nothing like it outside. thanks for keeping us entertained
We bought this Borla exhaust, these tips ... and threw them away! Nice work on the straight pipes. That is gonna sound so good on course
It's counterintuitive but a steeper angle on your electrode's tip will give you a wider arc. An electrode ground flat will create an almost laser like arc.
THE SEXY GIRLS ARE BIGTITITS.UNO THREE IN ONE KZhead: THIS IS FINE. SOMEONE: SAYS ''HECK''. KZhead: BE GONE Life's story is a short journey so have fun before sleeping forever #Чо #эт #делает #на #2 #месте #в #тренде #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков .#垃圾.
Very underrated comment. To a newer welder, they may not notice. But if you do the different grinds back to back, you can really see the difference. It’s why you want a large angle (60* point) for thin metal, vs a shallow angle (15* point) for thicker metals. The large angle allows you to have a more focused arc, where the heat affected zone isn’t trying to melt a larger area of the metal.
I appreciate you guys being honest in this saying it took 4 full days. I get people coming to my fabrication shop saying they've seen on KZhead that an exhaust can be made in 14 minutes etc. In terms of the welds on the pipes, back purging would tidy them up nicely as it makes the base material more stable. nice job though.
I'm impressed at how good that sounds!
"Let's just keep our expectations *very low*" -me when I wake up every day
🤣🤣🤣😂😂😢😭😭
Too real man, too real
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WHAT EXPECTATIONS ? I HAVE NONE ANY MORE.
This is an awesome series and a great video, keep up the good work Donut!
The helmet flip as soon as the beat changed was on point. 9:39 good job editors.
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I have a 2012 F30 3 series & building my own exhaust is one of the best decisions I ever made. (N20 sitting at 380 wheel hp & 440 wheel tq mated to the ZF 8 speed. 4 seconds to 60 & 12 second 1/4 mile.)
Man y’all kill it on the promotion, by far my favorite KZhead channel. I stay entertained through out the whole vid 🎉
Man I swear there needs to be more show like this. Keep cranking out that dope ass content.🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
One of the best videos I’ve seen, you introduce me to things I’ve wanted to learn but have been too scared too! One of my dream jobs would be to leave London behind me and fly out to work for you guys!
I made a side exit exhaust for my built 95 neon. I used recycled pipe I had at my shop. I put a black widow neighborhater on it but it was way too loud so I threw a glasspack in front of it to act as a resonator and it calmed it down a lot. The car sounds really good.
Thanks for the consistent uploads Donut ☺️ love the grind you guys do so that I can go on KZhead and see new vids from you guys everyday for our entertainment
Invest in an local exhaust extraction system for welding, especially when welding after using break cleaner with TCE (phosgene) or welding on stainless steel (hexavalent chromium).
I thought the rule was straight up don't weld anything with brake cleaner on it.......EVER. "once the gas is inhaled there is a little a doctor can do except give supportive care such as ventilation" that's enough to put me off going near the stuff personally!
Yeah best to stay away from brake clean altogether to be safe
Great choice of music, this video was relaxing, engaging and interesting to watch. Thank you!
It always feels better building stuff on your own there’s a sense of pride that comes from it . . Good job buddy even if it’s a little rough as long as you’re happy with it that’s all that matters.
I think the tips were phenomenal and the welding was amazing one tip for stainless steel is flux it’s specific for stainless, just makes the insides you said not to look at a bit cleaner without needing to backfill just a little flux on the inside and the outside just a friendly tip:)
This is truly one for the books of donuts top quality content👌
Wow, way to go, for going the extramile to do something different from the miata and build your own pipe. I'm absolutly aamazed by all the work that was done
Yeah in your case, its totally worth it. you guys got the shop and all the tools. and knowledge and continued learning and improving your skillsets on welding ..etc. plus its your own project car too so in the end all rewarding
That’s so dope ! The car is coming along dope ! But I would love to see just more driving videos we watch the cars get built but not enough of it driving !
SAY DOPE ONE MORE TIME
@@bamahammer949 dope
Great video as always. Side note, don't war gloves when operating a belt sander or other similar stationary equipment like a table saw. The gloves can get pulled in causing you to hurt your fingers or worse 🤌
Drummer + Welder here (amateur on both sides): it does help! Hand-eye coordination comes in handy, as well as the ability to keep a steady rhythm while feeding the material into the arc. Often you do that to a constant beat to achieve an uniform weld.
Zach Welding videos are my favorite videos. (also as a drummer who is going to school for welding rn, yes tig has come much easier for me then some of my fellow classmates)
Congratulations! Your exhaust is now over 100 times louder!
Zach at the moment you carry the channel, keep it going 👍
loved it the exhaust sounded dope
Man I love that ratal metal sound 😍 18:10