Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Douwe Blumberg
Try a local, small, independent muffler shop....or some little machine shop thatdoes stock car or some other kind of car racing that also builds their own cars...... ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: "Jim Markle"
I just got my carb and intake for my model A. I'm using a Weber. The intake manifoldis aluminum and needs modifying so that the carb sits low enough to ensurethe proper head of fuel. I'd like to "cut and paste" a new manifold togetherusing some of the old manifold sections. I can find the aluminum tubingof the same diameter (1.5 id with .25 wall) but need to figure out who can putsome fairly sharp bends in it. I've read that these bends are put in using mandrels,but does anyone know what kind of company I would look for that coulddo this for me? It's too big and thick, and the bends are too sharp for me toattempt it, but I'm sure it's a piece of cake for someone with the right machinery.Thanks,Douwedouweblumberg(at)earthlink.net________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Douwe Blumberg
get various bends already fre-fabbed and weld together your own. Thats what Idid for my Corvair install. get it from Burns Stainless. They have various diameters and bends of 6061 tubing.http://www.burnsstainless.com/AluminumT ... ube.htmlDJ ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Muffler shops here in Aussie do not do mandrel bending as the norm. I founda company specializing in mandrel bends to do mine. Expensive but good. Iwould recommend buying pre bent 90s or 45s and welding them together. It's amuch less expensive way.CheersPeterWonthaggi, Australiahttp://www.cpc-world.com -----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: del magsam

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy

Original Posted By: Douwe Blumberg
Douwe.....Are you acquainted with what some folks call a "log manifold"? It wasin use during the forties (Guy Lombardo may have had some connection with it).I have two. They look "geeky" to me, but they seem to have had some successes,especially in boat racing. I mention it because there are no bends in it andit would be easy to fabricate. ----- Original Message -----