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Help! Need some stainless tubing that no one's got....

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by CadillacKid, Mar 3, 2004.

  1. CadillacKid
    Joined: Oct 15, 2002
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    Okay, so I'm trying to make a dipstick tube for my Cadillac engine going into my coupe...the original is a two piece conglomeration that likes to break in half...I want to make a one piece tube outta stainless so it can be polished...only problem is, it's 7/16 thin wall...nobody seems to have this size. Anybody on here have a source for something like this? I'm only talking about 3 or 4 feet at most (just in case I screw it up the first time around)Thanks-
     
  2. McGrath
    Joined: Apr 15, 2002
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    Foodplants use Stainless lines to run Air and Hydraulic cylinders. I have seen 1/2" and 3/8", I don't know if they make it in 7/16" or not. Might check with a Restaurant/Foodservice supply house. Maybe McMaster-Carr...
     
  3. CadillacKid
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    Just checked with McMaster-Carr...no dice...the only tubing they've got in 7/16" diameter is flexible aluminum...only good to 180 degrees...not gonna work....I did just find a dairy supply place in the southern part of Wisconsin that claims to sell stainless 7/16" in 5'sticks....thanks fer the help...here's their info if anybody else is looking:
    The Schlueter Co.
    3410 Bell St.
    Janesville, Wi
    1-800-359-1700
     
  4. stealthcruiser
    Joined: Dec 24, 2002
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    i will look this evening at work.
    do you need a little bead/flange/thingy on one end so it won't slide into the block?
    3 or 4 feet might be tough,2 feet prolly doable if we have it.
    lemme know
     
  5. stealthcruiser
    Joined: Dec 24, 2002
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    got a piece for ya'
    bout 2 1/2 ft. long,stainless,.035 wall thickness.
    let me know about the bead thingy,pm me your address,
    and you will owe me a 12 pack o'cold ones should our paths ever cross.
    hows that sound to ya'?
     
  6. CadillacKid
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    Yeah stealthcruiser, you're my hero! Yes, I need it to have a flare on one end for a dipstick stop...I'll PM you my address, and the price sounds right...it gives me another reason to drink with a fellow Hamber! [​IMG]
     
  7. carnut68
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    Hey Jake don't you know any one that work's with S/S ...lol.. [​IMG]
     
  8. CadillacKid
    Joined: Oct 15, 2002
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    Why, yous got some stainless 7/16 too Don?
     

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