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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 10:19 PM
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I'm getting ready to start the build of another ls1 rx7 but this time I'm going turbo. Since there are no kits on the market for a ls1 rx7 I'm going to have to build one myself. I'm going to try and use 6.0l manifolds if there is room in the enigne bay but if not I'm going to build custom headers for the turbo kit. So where is the best place to buy piping. Looking for 1 7/8", 3" and 4" mandrel bents I also need misc turbo and exhuast flanges.

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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 10:23 PM
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Me, being the redneck I am... went and got aluminized (which doesn't rust) along with mandrel bends and what not and cut/welded as I saw fit. Worked like a champ. =)
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Old Jun 24, 2006 | 12:41 AM
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mcmaster.com They sell .065 wall SS tubing, elbows. I went with pipe instead of tubing. It is sch 10 (.109) a little thicker so less chance of cracking like thin SS is famous for. And the pipe is way cheaper than the tubing. Pics in my sig of the parts, somewhere in there.
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 10:32 PM
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How about a site that is a little more user friendly?
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 08:14 AM
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we get some stuff from Woolf Aircraft:

http://www.woolfaircraft.com/
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