quote:Originally posted by T.Solo:
What wall thickness did you buy? I have an original set of the aircraft tools to put the beads on the ends of the tubing. That is if the walls are thin enough. Bring them over when you're ready and we can try. I used a company in the Bay Area to make my brake booster vacuum line under the car out of stainless. They were able to put a 90° bend on it per my design and bead the ends. That's another option if you need to have them bent.
Steve
Hi Steve,
Thanks for the offer.
The walls are .035".
I have a set of aircraft beading tools from Parker Appliance Company. Great tool but very rarely used. I also have a vice-mounted Imperial 600-F Worm Gear Tube Bender that's also rarely used that I can't wait to try on stainless. They both had easy lives being used on aluminum and copper tubes. They should be fine on this stainless stuff since its thin-walled.
No one has posted dimensions though for the factory tubes so I'm going to have to buy/borrow the original factory tubes that came out is his car the next time I see him.
Bayani