Ripple pipe

If I told you I'd have to kill you! Not really!

 

Rippled for your pleasure!!!.............Sorry......It does look COOL though!!!!

 

when we made the stuff on kirks car it was in stainless

 

Is that chas in the first post workin the door?

 

It is Chastin. One hell of a pinstriper and tattoo artist.

 

What machine does this?

Does anyone know?

 

Mr Gambino can you get me 2 lengths of the ripple pipe please...If so please pm me on the cost please...

 

I really hope this works out. I drove to EVERY parts place in the area last fall looking for the ripple pipe and no one carried it. All the Pep Boys stores said that they used to have it, but no more. The flex pipe stuff they have now is total crap, like a dryer vent.

If you can make the stuff, I'm down for buying some for sure.

 

Ya still can't beat this!

 

The ripples in the pipe im making will be raised. If the machine Im building works correctly with regular and stainless I will make both. Right now the only size will be 2"od 28 inches long with 24 inches of ripple in wich can be welded to any 2 inch pipe. The ripples are on 1" centers, that gives you 24 ripples.

 

After years of searching I found a pair of NOS ripple tips, I don't know what car to put 'em on though.

 

What machine does this?

Does anyone know?

 

I don't think anyone really knows, Shane..

 

Thats what it sounds like. it is very interesting though

 

Uhh.........Gambino made some for Kirks Starliner. I understand he also has a secret warehouse packed with things like the Ark of the Covenant, hens teeth and Stu Hilborns Streamliner.

 

I would say a swaging action would probably be the best way to make it. 2 dies in a press, maybe fill the pipe with sand to keep the ripples uniform during the squeezing process....

 

Lots of different uses for that pipe,they look great on bikes 2!

 

Like I said in one of the other replies the ripple's will be raised. I got a call from the machine shop yesterday, they are about through with the machining on my machine.

 

what, no unobtainium?????

 

I dont get it big Dan!!!

 

bump....

still wondering

 

There's this, but no real info

http://calmodified.blogspot.com/2007/10/ripple-pipe-by-cal-modified.html

 

Im in two lenghts please

 

I'm gonna guess it's going to be hydraformed, much like they do new Corvette frames.
http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/phasetrans/2006/hydroforming.html

If you have access to the machine and get a die made, yada,yada it would be easily done.

 

I getting the stuff from the machine shop on the 9th to start putting this thing together.

 

Maybe!

 

Ive been out for a while, but Im getting started on this machine again. I went out and bought a lathe to finish the work. The machine shops were killing me.

 

I think I saw one of these ripple tubing machines for sale in the newest Harbor Freight advertisement flyer that I received in the mail this weekend.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vjAwtvk7Gg&eurl=http://a-m-h.com/Videos&feature=player_embedded

found this

 

I think it would have been faster to build a time machine, go back to the 60's and buy a bunch of pipe than to make whatever machine you're putting together.

Keep on it, though. I could definitely use some when you get it done.