Does anyone know of anything I could use to get the lengths and bends of pipes that would hold its shape to take to a muffler shop to get true pieces made? I would like to find something that is 2.5" in diameter ideally. I found some aluminum corrugated duct pipe at Home Dept that would work nicely but it is 3" and I want to stay as close to the diameter that I plan to use as possible. This is for a home brew rear mount project...

 

snake eater use pvc piping on his which is what i'll do for mock up perposes or that flexible piping stuff from nappa for exhaust fixes. seems like its in a yellow box or flexible sewer duct just have to figure out how to hold its shape. i'm using pvc pipe its cheap so if you mess it up it won't break u to get more. just get a bunch of 90*'s and 45*'s then some striaghts.

 

Radiator Hosing

 

Harlan(y2khawk) used Toobers to mock up his turbo piping. They are like 1" diameter foam things with a wire in the middle of them so that they keep there shape. Not the perfect size but, you can easily allow for a little extra room, no problem.

Just do a google search for "Toobers and Zots"

 

Great suggestions guys, thanks!

 

let us know what you use and how it worked out for ya.

 

Once you have it mocked up dont cut the actual piping with a sawzall Youll spend hours trying to weld in the gaps, filing, and trying to fill in where it is misaligned
Sorry had to rant a bit

 

I vote for PVC pipe aswell, I'd like to see some pics of your progress MrXerox.

 

Gathering all the goods now, gonna start fabbing when the weather cools down a bit..I will post pics as I progress...

 

what did you decide to go with??