im looking for round tubing that has a diameter of 5 1/4 inchs and the wall thickness of 1/8... ive been calling around and no ones sells this size........ i need it for the air cleaner im making the base right now to fit on my carb...... ill post pictures soon of the air cleaner total cost to me soo far is a big..... 0 Dollars and ) cents lmao i went garbage picking and found an old hockey net and some other stuff LOL
-- Edited by jonathanD on Thursday 19th of January 2012 04:54:36 PM
Hey Jon I work in the steel industry and am a steel purchaser , the closest that is made would be 5-5/8" OD which is a 5" pipe size. You will need to fab it to get that dimension.
-- Edited by lueger68 on Thursday 19th of January 2012 10:25:49 PM
You might have to bend & weld some flat sheet Jonathan.
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yes i agree with you now i just called bossteel and they said they have not carried that size since 2001 .. apperantly the mill that made that stuff closed down..... not coool
Hey Jonathan, How about a stock style 1" riser that G.M. used on some quadrajet equipped vans in the seventies and early eighties? they are O.E.M . and you should be able to weld to it . Good luck on your fabrication, you sure are tackling some neat projects! Cheers ,Andy.
Its a factory spacer used on some vans to raise the air cleaner up , you can find them in most wrecking yards, they are made of steel so you could weld a plate with a 5.25" hole in it to serve as your base. They would be worth looking into ,( no, not the hole, the spacer) lol. maybe somebody could come up with a parts book picture.
Its a factory spacer used on some vans to raise the air cleaner up , you can find them in most wrecking yards, they are made of steel so you could weld a plate with a 5.25" hole in it to serve as your base. They would be worth looking into ,( no, not the hole, the spacer) lol. maybe somebody could come up with a parts book picture.
that sounds good i might just do some fancy work here ill post picture tomorrow to show you my product =)
We all are waiting to see what you come up with,lol, I know it will be another marvel of engineering!!
thank you!
Just don't drop it on your foot Jonathan! It will be cool to see your aircleaner!
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.