new upper radiator pipe from home depot

[QWIKSTRIKE]

I took the plunge to home depot to make an upper radiator hard pipe out of the chromed brass J tube used in sinks.lol It looks just like the ones everyone is selling for 80.00. It cost $7.00. I just cut off the threaded end, and cut it to the correct size and used the stock rubber hose to attach it. I bought Silicone hose from Aeroquip but I had a hard time sealing it with the clamps and decided to use the stock hose at this point! Great look and nicely priced for those that want to try it! you can't tell that I made this. To keep the hose from coming off under pressure sand the very ends and put a bead of JB Weld around both ends and clamp. I put it in the oven for a few minutes at 250 to get it dried QWIKLY.lol


Anthony

before knocking look at my pics!

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/571789/16

 

[Mob]

Looks good.

 

[STLSupra]

Looks great!! I am going to have to look into that. Thanks for the tip, and oh. Nice looking engine setup. :icon_bigg Looks awsome :evil2: .

-GREG

 

[shaeff]

damn, i was like: not another HD thread! but that looks damn good! i like how much space you left between the hardpipe and the water outlet from the motor and from the radiator. whether or not that was intentional isnt important, the fact is that it's there.

it allows for the motor to flex separately from the radiator, which is good. (rather than having the radiator trying to flex with the motor, which causes the inlet to be ripped off on occasion...)

looks good!
-shaeff

 

[Slow Poopra 7MGTE]

haha im so doing that now, that looks sweet, good shit

 

[empera]

lol im def. gettin that done right after u dave.

 

[QWIKSTRIKE]

damn, i was like: not another HD thread! but that looks damn good! i like how much space you left between the hardpipe and the water outlet from the motor and from the radiator. whether or not that was intentional isnt important, the fact is that it's there.

it allows for the motor to flex separately from the radiator, which is good. (rather than having the radiator trying to flex with the motor, which causes the inlet to be ripped off on occasion...)

looks good!
-shaeff

It was intentional....I got tired of the old hose rubbig against my painted cover. When I open up the cover with a plexiglas window I cant have it rubbing. Just take the time to measue and cut the hose while it is on the pipe to the radiator.

Thanks all. I am on Supra forums so much I allmost forget to post here at times!

Anthony

 

[Turkish]

I love how there are no trollish people here talking shit about buying a pipe from home depot. Nothing but love in this thread unlike the SF thread. I think it looks good Qwik.

 

[Slow Poopra 7MGTE]

thats cause SF is gay

 

[IJ.]

Quick: To De HD your mod just take it to a shop and have a bead rolled on the ends and you have a fully functional great looking mod!
(I have nothing against cheap as long as it isn't ghettoish!)

 

[clifftrail]

Now the cat is out of the bag, that is the same thing they sell for 80. Good find.

 

[QWIKSTRIKE]

I love how there are no trollish people here talking shit about buying a pipe from home depot. Nothing but love in this thread unlike the SF thread. I think it looks good Qwik.

Supra forums has its good along with the bad. That is just the way it is and we all are entitled to our own opinons. Besides to me it's what I think that counts most. :biglaugh:

 

[catback]

no one knows unless you tell them :naughty:

 

[QWIKSTRIKE]

no one knows unless you tell them :naughty:

Damn that was QWIK. Looking good man!

 

[Idealsupra]

no one knows unless you tell them :naughty:

ok now wait...this one looks like a MUCH better fit...

i dont know if its a different pipe from HD or what... it looks straight and looks GOOD...

as i said in the SF thread.... its a great idea and looked decent... but with this new pic i like it even more....

not bad guys...

 

[QWIKSTRIKE]

ok now wait...this one looks like a MUCH better fit...

i dont know if its a different pipe from HD or what... it looks straight and looks GOOD...

as i said in the SF thread.... its a great idea and looked decent... but with this new pic i like it even more....

not bad guys...

The problem is that my pipe is right up to the thermostat and his is not. The pipe is bigger than the thermostat oultet and there for the uneveness makes it seem like it is bulging!

 

[QWIKSTRIKE]

Quick: To De HD your mod just take it to a shop and have a bead rolled on the ends and you have a fully functional great looking mod!
(I have nothing against cheap as long as it isn't ghettoish!)

True that IJ I have a friend that has a bead maker and did that to all the ic pipes that he made me! :biglaugh: