silicon bends

Post by **simcoe** » Sat May 30, 2009 8:04 pm

hi all
in the process of sourcing some parts for a stainless snorkle and need to know where on earth i can get black 4'' silicon bends!!
i have the stainless coming and the hose clamps but no bends!
i can get any amount of blue and red bends but no black..

any help would be great!

Post by **Struth** » Sat May 30, 2009 8:46 pm

Truck parts shops can supply rubber 45 and 90s.

Cheers

Post by **stormpatrol** » Sat May 30, 2009 8:49 pm

simcoe wrote:hi all
in the process of sourcing some parts for a stainless snorkle and need to know where on earth i can get black 4'' silicon bends!!
i have the stainless coming and the hose clamps but no bends!
i can get any amount of blue and red bends but no black..

any help would be great!

HEY TRY ROBERTSON BROS AT MAYFEILD, THEY HAVE ALL THAT STUFF, THEY ARE IN MAITLAND ROAD

Post by **simcoe** » Sat May 30, 2009 9:23 pm

sweet as!
i'l be calling them on monday

thanks

Post by **hammey** » Sat May 30, 2009 9:56 pm

Robo brothers closed down a while ago

try truck line or maybe O'neils

cheers smitty

Post by **stormpatrol** » Sat May 30, 2009 10:03 pm

hammey wrote:Robo brothers closed down a while ago

try truck line or maybe O'neils

cheers smitty

ARR BUGGER THEY HAVE BEEN IN BUISNESS FOR YEARS

Post by **croozy** » Sat May 30, 2009 10:05 pm

I ordered some through work the other day for a customer. I got them from VPW
http://www.vpw.com.au/productgroup.asp? ... GrpID=3723

Post by **simcoe** » Sat May 30, 2009 11:00 pm

hmm just what i was after!
but why are black bends so dear..$54
i can get blue ones for $35 odd each
might have one more look tomorrow then decide

also there's a bloke who i know down the road that runs/own enzed in my area, do they sell that sort of stuff??

Post by **grinch2** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:14 am

try ebay i know they did have some years ago

Post by **hammey** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:25 am

i got quoted $29 from Robo bros last year, but that was because i work for the railway.

there was a place in Sydney that quoted $27 using railway contacts.

$54 = 100% markup

Post by **simcoe** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:48 am

i searched ebay and all linked sites for about 2 hours last night.. i did find some black bends but again they want anywhere from $50-85 odd buck for each bend...

why are the blue ones so bloody cheap..??

going to try my Enzed mate down the road today to see what he can do, but if no good does anyone work in the railways..

Post by **hammey** » Sun May 31, 2009 8:34 am

pm sent

Post by **Weiner** » Sun May 31, 2009 2:48 pm

http://www.enthaily.com.au/

Post by **11_evl** » Sun May 31, 2009 4:40 pm

http://justjap.com/store/home.php?cat=2 ... n=0&page=2

Post by **chunderlicious** » Sun May 31, 2009 5:04 pm

use rubber, thats what most do. 90 degree bends cost $39 and 45degree cost $44

Post by **simcoe** » Sun May 31, 2009 6:43 pm

enthaily dont do 4 inch bends and just jap are again OVER priced!
$80 for 1 bend...thev got to be kidding!

im awaiting some special

prices tomorrow, then talk to the enzed neighbour and if still no good i'l pay $54 a bend from an ebay dealer!

i thought about rubber but silicon ones look nice and shiny

Post by **crispy zook** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:20 pm

rubber + tyre shine = shiney rubber

Post by **money_killer** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:59 pm

Weiner wrote:http://www.enthaily.com.au/

i got some of these i am happy with them and the price.

Post by **simcoe** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:46 pm

crispy zook wrote:rubber + tyre shine = shiney rubber

mmm i like your thinking

well just got some bends orded for me for the ridiculous price of $22 each for 4'' rubber bends

so now it time to start making an air box that will actually fit a 4'' pipe into it

cheers for all your help guys!

Post by **simcoz** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:31 pm

Try here they do 4' in black (bottom of page)
http://www.frozenboost.com/index.php?cP ... 063ee182e1

Post by **Wambat** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:14 pm

why not just full stainless??

dont know any one that can tig, or cant be bothered?

Post by **simcoe** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 8:15 pm

Wambat wrote:why not just full stainless??

dont know any one that can tig, or cant be bothered?

well a little from colume A and a little from colume B..
one of dads mate is great at tig welding alloy but has never realy had much to do with stainless and i dont really know anyone else that would do it for a case of grog..and local for that matter!

for the moment i'l get it together with the rubber bends and one day if i can be bothered get some staino bends welded in!

Post by **Hulksta** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:05 am

simcoe wrote:
Wambat wrote:why not just full stainless??

dont know any one that can tig, or cant be bothered?
well a little from colume A and a little from colume B..
one of dads mate is great at tig welding alloy but has never realy had much to do with stainless and i dont really know anyone else that would do it for a case of grog..and local for that matter!

for the moment i'l get it together with the rubber bends and one day if i can be bothered get some staino bends welded in!

Stainless is easier to TIG then alloy

Just more costly if you need clean welds on the inside as you need to purge the pipe with argon

Post by **Wambat** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:43 pm

i wouldnt say, for a air intake on a fourby that you would have to purge the pipes, as it isnt food grade work.

and stainless is quite easy to weld, just get the fella a few off cuts that he can practice on, bet he will have no problem, and from what i understand about tiging alloy it is miles harder and moe skill required

i have done a little and would be confidant doing my own snorkle, however one of the guys i work with was a sheety buy trade years ago, so he will be better and will do it for a carton i will get him to do it, but if he hadnt offered i would do it my self

Post by **simcoe** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:57 pm

i let dads mate know that staino's easy to tig than alloy so he said he wouldnt mind giving it a go to see how good he is

, but then i got thinking about sliding into something and dinting/bending the snorkle and having to frig around getting it cut and re-tigged...
so i think i'l stick with the rubber bends for ease of changing if need be!

on another note while im in the process of making my new air box up im thinking about getting a k&N filter(same size as commy one), now i know people dont like running these in diesels but what about petty/gas engines?
the snorkle will also face backwards as not to ram dust strait down the tube so filtration should hopefully still be ok?!
cheers

Post by **Wambat** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:06 pm

if you get a ding it becomes a scar that give you point to talk about, only replace it if you crush the entire tube!!! lol

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