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Originally Posted by Espeefan
Looking good Jimmy! Got any more info on the stacks? Flush mount elbows? The visor sure turned out nice. How thick of metal did you use?
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Thanks Nate
The visor is 18 gauge or .050". The elbows don't have a hub or bell on them like copper. I believe they are called weldable elbows. The half in copper was 1/2" id. almost 5/8" od. The stainless is 1/2" od. I took a piece of aluminum about 4" long and turned it down so it fit snug inside the stainless. Then I let it hang out of the stainless 1/2" or so, and inserted the elbow, drilled through the elbow and tapped the aluminum using a 2mmx3mm screw to hold elbow to shaft. And by having 3.5" aluminum inside the stainless that let me drill and tap 3mm holes to fasten to truck. I was afraid that the stainless would be to thin to tap. You can kinda see my stainless/aluminum connector. Plus all I need to do is polish, not send the copper out for chrome. I did end face the exhaust pipes in the lathe so the joints where tight.
Hope that helps.
Jimmy