I didn't come across this fact in the archives
and thought I'd pass it on. the stock exhaust flanges appear to be made
from powdered metal. when you attempt to weld to them the base metal
breaks off very easily. I was going to modify the stock exhaust, then was
talked into a new header, using the original flanges. it's only
money. better to break on the workbench, no? I ordered a new 304
flange from ed klepis today. BTW, Columbia River Mandrel Bending supplies
Burns with parts and costs 1/3 to 1/2 the price, plus sells schedule 10 tubing
& elbows [.090 wall] as well. they have been good to deal
with. http://www.mandrel-bends.com/catalog/contact-us.html
kevin
interesting to watch mandrel bending. they
pull this "chain" of brass doughnuts thru the tube while bending
it.
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