Ribbed exhaust pipe- how would you duplicate this?

how do you think they made this pipe?
do you think theres a way a guy could duplicate this making a tool?

any ideas?

Tuck

 

I'm sure you can still find that, bike guys are using it. Try JC Whitney.

 

damn tuck!! i've been trying to figure out the same thing!! i want some rippled bellflowers, but no dice.

 

of bead roller of some kind ?

 

i've been looking all over for the old rippled flex pipe they used to sell at pep boys but no one seems to carry it any longer. i even had a conversation at the Grand National Roadster Show with the guys who helped build this bike. i think their SINNERS and they said they had a peice of the old pepboys stuff and built them and can no longer find anymore. here's a pic of the bike and pipes. if you can find some let me know man...
-eric

 

You cant find them anymore. I have a friend whos been searching since the eighties. He talked to one of the vendors at a show and they had there lake pipes made for them. They looked into it years ago and found one company that could do it and they were in england.
They told him the price was crazy and they had no demand so none ar ebeing made anymore.

 

you used to be able to buy that stuff at pepboys and kragen and auto zone up until a few years back i'd say 3 or 4 years now but the thing is no one knows who made it or where it came from?? i've searched online and old parts stores but no luck.

 

you would think there would be a way us do it yourselfers could come up with to make that pipe...

I've heard of people finding that stuff here and there but damn it... I want some...

 

i'll keep hunting in southern california you cover your end. if i find some it's got your name on it dude

 

i found this...
http://wx-huanyu.en.alibaba.com/pro...n_Absorbing_Hoses/Exhaust_Flexible_Pipes.html

 

It's exspensive, but check out the goofy looking ribbed radiator hose. O'Rielys has it.

 

and this...
http://www.nextag.com/BIKERS-CHOICE...prices-html?nxtg=6070a1c0525-535046A0CBD99C91

 

Here's a post of one brand http://www.sportautolife.com/flststraheho1.html

 

ive been wanting to know the same thing

 

If a guy had a pipe threading machine. You could chuck it up and get it spinning. Then you could make a tool from a pipe cutter. Just replace the cutting blade with something that would just bend instead of cut. Maybe? Could work....

 

guys, we had this same tread about 3 years ago if I'm not mistaken, I'll kick start the old time machine to to find the results and get back with you'z.

ok backfrom my travels
see link, it is the pepboys stuff
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37992&highlight=rippled

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16925&highlight=rippled

good luck finding it.

s****metalart would probably the guy that would be able to make the tool or die to shape tubing like this

 

It really doesn't seem that hard to make a tool to do this just like Mckustoms thinks. Would it be worth it to make 1 or 2 cars worth? probably not. But if you found enough guys interested (and I'm talking have some money, not hopes and dreams) it would be worth the effort.

 

**** man. . .here's something to think about.

would take some time, but migth be the answer to making some of this. . . its kinda choppy in my head, but bear with me

take a long *** piece of pipe (schedule 40) how long? a foot longer than the farthest rib into the pipe you want to rib?

get yourself one of those pipe expanders. . . you know the ones you insert into the end of the pipe and hit with the impact gun and it makes a flare on the end?

OK, now extend the drive bolt with a length of round stock, weld over the nut end of the expander, weld another nut to the outter end of the rod, then thread it back into the expander on the end of the schedule 40 pipe. tac weld the expander onto the end of the pipe. now take some round stock, and roll it into the radius of the rib you intend to make in the pipe. hell for that matter, you could even run a bead of weld around the "jaws" on the expander, and then get your die grinder out and smooth/polish the bead till its the right shape you want.

slide this into the pipe, get it positioned right, then hit the gun.

instant ribs on your pipes...

Ribbed for your pleasure Tucker. . .

PS... how much cooler would it be to have hand ribbed pipes??? its all about creative thinking

 

I saw some of that at the local pep boys in Lancaster fairly recently
Ill swing by and see if they still carry it

 

The guys who make flex tube for exhaust vibration decouplers might be able to help. Senior Automotive in Chicago area is one. I work in the exhaust industry, let me see what I can find out.

What kind of wall do you guys think you need and what materials? Most of the stuff I deal with is funky *** 316TI and **** like that (read $$$) but back in the old days (2000-2001ish) I had some out of 304 done for a project.

That stuff looks, like, totally tubular, man!

 

We just got the last 2 12" peices left in the world from Cutty. Or so it seemed. So whe we were looking for a while to find some.
We all ready started on the dies to make 2". So I think no later than may we should have some to sell. I will keep you guys posted.

 

i got some at pepboys this summer. they used to carry it out front, i asked and it was in back now.

i was gonna use it to make belly burner pipes on my 50 chevy truck, but changed my mind about the project, so i have two lengths of the pipe just laying around, so if anybody needs it, i'll let it go, but keep in mind they're 6 feet long and kinda flexible, they'd have to be strapped to a 2x4 or something.

 

hey ray, is their a name of a manufacture on the pipe anywhere????

 

What about getting a metal spinner to do it? I've spun tubing on a lathe - much smaller scale though. I see no reason why you couldn't do it here - just need a lathe big enough - or weld stubs together??

 

as a matter of fact...


superior industries, van nuys california! you all owe me a commission on any sales now!

 

I have been looking too. I had a stick and I tossed it about 4 years ago because I am a dumb***...

 

http://www.superiorindustries.com/index.html

Doesn't look like the kinda place you could walk in the front door of and buy anything.

 

THe thing abut the pepboys stuff is that is coated with the stuff, you'd want to sand blast it then you'd be able to weld it with no problems.

 

NO BEANS, they don't sell to the public only OEM part to larger manufactuers

 

somebody call this company http://www.precisiontube.com/