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res0zvle@charter.net · 08-02-2004, 03:02 PM

Anyone know of a cheap place to buy exhaust mandrel U-bends/J-bends? Everywhere I look, it seems like $20-$30 per bend.

Thanks
Jim

LUVMYTJ · 08-02-2004, 05:40 PM

You tried PepBoys???

ChiScouter · 08-02-2004, 08:49 PM

get a walker /dynomax catalog, you can order the parts through summit. whitney also sells mandrel elbows in different radi and diameters

res0zvle@charter.net · 08-03-2004, 08:31 AM

Thanks for the help guys! A shop sells aluminized mild steel (as opposed to just mild steel). I'm new to the welding game and just bought a GMAW Lincoln 175 MIG. Is welding aluminized mild steel the same as mild steel as far as technique, settings & gas (75%, 25% argon co2) or will a different process be needed. Thanks for any help.

Jim

Foxfab · 08-03-2004, 08:37 AM

There's a guy selling J's and U's on Ebay. I bought some for a custom intake setup I was working on. Nice stuff. THink they were like $10-12 a bend?

On the aluminized, just grind down to steel to weld it. Its just a coating.

res0zvle@charter.net · 08-03-2004, 09:00 AM

FoxyFab

Thanks, you're way ahead of me, thats the place I was planning to buy it from. Also, thanks for the tip on just grinding down to the steel to weld it.

Jim

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Originally Posted by Foxfab

There's a guy selling J's and U's on Ebay. I bought some for a custom intake setup I was working on. Nice stuff. THink they were like $10-12 a bend?

On the aluminized, just grind down to steel to weld it. Its just a coating.

morpheus · 08-03-2004, 11:46 AM

I bought mine here:
http://www.stahlheaders.com/Frame%20Tubing.htm

FreakAccident · 08-04-2004, 08:33 AM

Cheapest I have found:
http://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/i...threadid=18568

Aaronn · 08-06-2004, 10:01 PM

http://www.burnsstainless.com/index.htm

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res0zvle@charter.net Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Member # 33779 Posts: 51	Cheap Mandrel Bending Anyone know of a cheap place to buy exhaust mandrel U-bends/J-bends? Everywhere I look, it seems like $20-$30 per bend. Thanks Jim

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08-02-2004, 08:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
ChiScouter Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Feb 2002 Member # 9835 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,080	get a walker /dynomax catalog, you can order the parts through summit. whitney also sells mandrel elbows in different radi and diameters

08-03-2004, 08:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
res0zvle@charter.net Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Member # 33779 Posts: 51	Thanks for the help guys! A shop sells aluminized mild steel (as opposed to just mild steel). I'm new to the welding game and just bought a GMAW Lincoln 175 MIG. Is welding aluminized mild steel the same as mild steel as far as technique, settings & gas (75%, 25% argon co2) or will a different process be needed. Thanks for any help. Jim

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FreakAccident Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3553 Location: Indianapolis, IN USA Posts: 1,090	Cheapest I have found: http://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/i...threadid=18568

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