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Old 08-25-2009, 07:13 PM
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Im going to pull my mass air for more room and ease of removeing the TB when i work on my APS camaro. I need a 3 1/2'' long pipe 3 1/2" dia with slight lipped ends and was wondering if any of you know who would make me a piece like this ?or have a piece tis size in stock
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If you already have the pipe and just need the lip call around to fab shops and ask about bead rolling. Even some HVAC shops have the machine to do it.
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I remember seeing pieces all ready done before,,, but for the life of me cant remember where i saw it! LOL Im pretty sure it was a company that delt with turbo and turbo parts
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I thought APS or GEN TT made the MAF delete pipe but I could be wrong.
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if stainless or mild steel i have a bead roller. it is a pain but you are more than welcome to use it
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now that i think about it i have 3.5 inch tubing here. have a few feet of it
just mild steel though but can have it powdercoated if you want.
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If you use aluminum you can modify a crimpers to make that bead roll you want.
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If you use aluminum you can modify a crimpers to make that bead roll you want.
did that, worked like a champ
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did that, worked like a champ
details?
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details?
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Havent heard of that method, I just welded beads on the ends of my cold pipes.
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did that, worked like a champ
would like to see that too!
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got the idea from cobrakiller's build thread

got some cheap *** harbor freight $5 crimpers and ground them down to just the crimper portion. then just work it around the end of the piping

actually worked better than i thought it would
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Originally Posted by Tally TransAm
got the idea from cobrakiller's build thread

got some cheap *** harbor freight $5 crimpers and ground them down to just the crimper portion. then just work it around the end of the piping

actually worked better than i thought it would
Nice, good idea!
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nice! can barely recognize what it started life as
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oh boy that's nice and affordable
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Very cool!
I'll be heading to HF today lol.
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what are those crimpers actually used for?
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Homemade lip tools work very well. Here is one I made from a pair of Vise Grips that were found in the street. Total cost 0.00
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neat! but that prob wouldn't work on mild steel huh
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just weld a bead
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