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By charliemccraney - 9 Years Ago
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Anyone know which other engines also use 5/8 diameter thin wall (~20 gauge) tubing? I'm looking for something to cut up for the bends and trying to avoid cutting up any of the good Y pickups I have since they are not yet reproduced and therefore are of a limited supply. No problem cutting up a mass produced part.
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By paul2748 - 9 Years Ago
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You might try Googling metal tubing to see who sells it.
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By charliemccraney - 9 Years Ago
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I've done that. Tubing is no problem. Bends are. Haven't found one place that provides bends that small.
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By slumlord444 - 9 Years Ago
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Try copper tubing fittings at your hardware store. You can braze or silver solder them. May be able to find something that will work,
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By charliemccraney - 9 Years Ago
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Copper is not a good option. 5/8" is not so common for copper tubing. It also limits me to very specific bend angle, unless I also purchase a bender and swaging tool; if I'm going to spend that kind of money, I'll just find a shop to bend the appropriate steel tubing into the shape I desire.
I am open to other suggestions, like coolant manifolds or pipes that have a nice selection of bends, but it must be steel and must be 5/8".
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By charliemccraney - 9 Years Ago
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I think the problem is solved. Summit Racing lists tubing diameters for some of the pickups in their catalog. Quite a few 5/8" OD pickups.
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