2 Q's? Mandrel Bent Exhaust? (Anyone use Van Steel for rebuild service)
11-04-2002, 12:58 AM
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2 Q's? Mandrel Bent Exhaust? (Anyone use Van Steel for rebuild service)
Hello Guys,
I have looked through magazines, and online and have not come accross any source for mandrel bent exhaust. Do any of you know of a manufacture? It would have to work in conjunction with headers. I am also looking at aftermarket mufflers as well, leaning towards Borla if the dimensions are close. Car is a 66 BBC car, 4spd, 2 inch hedman headers, 3 inch collector.
Have any of you used Van Steel out of Florida for repair work? Thinking about sending some wheel bearing/spindle assemblies for new seals and bearings?
Any help would be appreciated,;)
Chad
[Modified by Lynns66, 4:59 AM 11/4/2002]
I have looked through magazines, and online and have not come accross any source for mandrel bent exhaust. Do any of you know of a manufacture? It would have to work in conjunction with headers. I am also looking at aftermarket mufflers as well, leaning towards Borla if the dimensions are close. Car is a 66 BBC car, 4spd, 2 inch hedman headers, 3 inch collector.
Have any of you used Van Steel out of Florida for repair work? Thinking about sending some wheel bearing/spindle assemblies for new seals and bearings?
Any help would be appreciated,;)
Chad
[Modified by Lynns66, 4:59 AM 11/4/2002]
11-04-2002, 11:15 AM
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Re: 2 Q's? Mandrel Bent Exhaust? (Lynns66)
Lynns66:
I hope you have better luck than I did finding a mandrel bender. I have a 2.5" stainless steel exhaust system on my car and when I was in the planning stage, I could not find anyone that could do a mandrel bend on this diameter. Most of the shops that even had a mandrel bender only had dies for smaller diameter tubing. I ended up buying 90 degree and 180 degree pre-bent (mandrel) pieces and welding up the whole system myself. It takes a lot of fitting, grinding, and polishing, but it does fit properly.
Charles
I hope you have better luck than I did finding a mandrel bender. I have a 2.5" stainless steel exhaust system on my car and when I was in the planning stage, I could not find anyone that could do a mandrel bend on this diameter. Most of the shops that even had a mandrel bender only had dies for smaller diameter tubing. I ended up buying 90 degree and 180 degree pre-bent (mandrel) pieces and welding up the whole system myself. It takes a lot of fitting, grinding, and polishing, but it does fit properly.
Charles
11-04-2002, 11:36 AM
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Re: 2 Q's? Mandrel Bent Exhaust? (cbernhardt)
Van Steel does absolutely top-quality work on rear spindles/bearings/trailing arms, as does Bair's in Pennsylvania; either one will do the job right.
11-04-2002, 01:47 PM
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Re: 2 Q's? Mandrel Bent Exhaust? (cbernhardt)
Lynns66:
I hope you have better luck than I did finding a mandrel bender. I have a 2.5" stainless steel exhaust system on my car and when I was in the planning stage, I could not find anyone that could do a mandrel bend on this diameter. Most of the shops that even had a mandrel bender only had dies for smaller diameter tubing. I ended up buying 90 degree and 180 degree pre-bent (mandrel) pieces and welding up the whole system myself. It takes a lot of fitting, grinding, and polishing, but it does fit properly.
Charles
I hope you have better luck than I did finding a mandrel bender. I have a 2.5" stainless steel exhaust system on my car and when I was in the planning stage, I could not find anyone that could do a mandrel bend on this diameter. Most of the shops that even had a mandrel bender only had dies for smaller diameter tubing. I ended up buying 90 degree and 180 degree pre-bent (mandrel) pieces and welding up the whole system myself. It takes a lot of fitting, grinding, and polishing, but it does fit properly.
Charles
Can anyone recomend a good premade kit then?
11-04-2002, 09:30 PM
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Re: 2 Q's? Mandrel Bent Exhaust? (Lynns66)
I've had Van Steele do several do several rebuilds for me and also my friends. Always top quality work. Of course I'm lucky, he's only a 30 minute drive from where I live. (no shipping)
11-26-2002, 01:15 PM
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Re: 2 Q's? Mandrel Bent Exhaust? (Lynns66)
Have any of you used Van Steel out of Florida for repair work?
11-27-2002, 12:20 PM
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Re: 2 Q's? Mandrel Bent Exhaust? (Lynns66)
Have you called Stainless Works out of Ohio? They claim to have mandrel bent pipes. They manufacture systems for classic vettes. I ordered a set of Chambered undercar exhaust for my '65.
I think they may be a supporting vendor of the site? I thought I saw a banner ad for them.
Just a thought.
Ryan
I think they may be a supporting vendor of the site? I thought I saw a banner ad for them.
Just a thought.
Ryan
