Rotary Car Performance General Rotary Car and Engine modification discussions.

Source for Aluminum Elbows

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 06-17-03, 02:23 AM
  #1  
FD3SW211E55

Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
 
artowar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: NoVA
Posts: 1,826
Received 6 Likes on 5 Posts
Source for Aluminum Elbows

I was searching for some aluminum elbows with a tight radius. No luck with any online source that I could find. I was about to break down and buy some cast Greddy or HKS pipes to modify, when I found these on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33742

John is the guy that runs the shop. And though his auction only lists 2, 2.5, and 3 inch ODs, he made a set of 2.75 inch OD elbows for me. See the pic in the auction for an idea of what they look like. They came with a mirror polish, and the ends are machined with a lip for the hose to grab. If you need pipes like this, I recommend contacting John.
Old 06-17-03, 02:43 AM
  #2  
Rotary Enthusiast

 
10sec rx7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 1,350
Likes: 0
Received 8 Likes on 7 Posts
in Australia we can buy the aliminium dohnuts and weld them together and make any angles we want out of them, im sure there will be someone over that that will do the same, for $80au we get a full 360deg 2.5" dohnut which is enough to make 4 90deg bends
Old 06-17-03, 02:53 AM
  #3  
FD3SW211E55

Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
 
artowar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: NoVA
Posts: 1,826
Received 6 Likes on 5 Posts
Yes, I've seen such donuts, but I wanted a tighter radius bend than the donuts (that I've seen) would provide.

The guys that I bought from weld these up at their shop. I believe that they start with cast elbow pieces, cut them to the desired angle, weld on the machined end pieces, then polish the resulting assembly.
Old 06-17-03, 06:58 AM
  #4  
Full Member

 
leatherseatcovers's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: SouthEast
Posts: 66
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
http://www.burnsstainless.com/index.htm

This might help.
Old 06-17-03, 11:28 PM
  #5  
FD3SW211E55

Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
 
artowar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: NoVA
Posts: 1,826
Received 6 Likes on 5 Posts
No, I'm not talking about a source for pipe or regular mandrel bends. I'm talking about a source for *tight radius* elbows. Burns Stainless is fine for a general tubing source, but you can't buy these elbows off-the-shelf from them.
Old 06-18-03, 01:16 PM
  #6  
Full Member

 
JScott's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Blue Springs MO
Posts: 169
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I bought my FMIC from John. Great IC and good service/price. I had it a week after I bought it.
Old 06-23-03, 08:13 PM
  #7  
Full Member

 
cdk 4219's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Dublin, Oh, USA
Posts: 185
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I have seen them on Ebay from time to time, but as with all aluminum bends they are expensive
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
eplusz
General Rotary Tech Support
15
10-07-15 04:04 PM



Quick Reply: Source for Aluminum Elbows



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:22 PM.