where to get collector/exhaust tabs?
10-20-2004, 08:58 PM
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where to get collector/exhaust tabs?
not sure if this is the right forum....
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used to keep exhaust slip connections from slipping off or getting loose.
weld one on each end of the pipes, and a bolt and nut is used to tighten and pull the 2 connections together.
I know burns stainless sells them but I want to see if there are cheaper places or cheaper alternatives. burns sells them for 9 bucks a piece.
TIA
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used to keep exhaust slip connections from slipping off or getting loose.
weld one on each end of the pipes, and a bolt and nut is used to tighten and pull the 2 connections together.
I know burns stainless sells them but I want to see if there are cheaper places or cheaper alternatives. burns sells them for 9 bucks a piece.
TIA
10-20-2004, 11:31 PM
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Re: where to get collector/exhaust tabs? (eLusive ek4)
buy some Stainless steel nuts...buy a spring. weld one nut on one side...the other on hte other and connect them with the spring. tada!
10-21-2004, 08:49 AM
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Re: where to get collector/exhaust tabs?
cool, I'll sell what materials I can use to fab some up.
I cant use springs, cause I need to use the bolt to tighten the connections together so they seal well. springs can't pull enough.
I'm thinking of using thin flat bar, and bending into a U, just need to figure out what to do to keep the bolt up off the piping.
I cant use springs, cause I need to use the bolt to tighten the connections together so they seal well. springs can't pull enough.
I'm thinking of using thin flat bar, and bending into a U, just need to figure out what to do to keep the bolt up off the piping.
10-21-2004, 09:48 AM
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Re: where to get collector/exhaust tabs? (TeamShiftPoint)
if your going to use a flat bar then you could just weld in a small, maybe 1/8", rod across one end of each of the Us to keep the bolt up. Won't take much.
What about using a short tube with either one thick spacer down the middle or two thin ones like in your picture?
What about using a short tube with either one thick spacer down the middle or two thin ones like in your picture?
10-21-2004, 10:00 AM
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i did the nut idea on a DSM exhaust before.
but we took a steel piece of metal (just had a sheet). welded a nut to that, then welded the sheet (cut down of corse) to the exhaust, it came out nicely. you could do the smae instead of a nut, use a piece of round pipe.
but we took a steel piece of metal (just had a sheet). welded a nut to that, then welded the sheet (cut down of corse) to the exhaust, it came out nicely. you could do the smae instead of a nut, use a piece of round pipe.
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