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22-07-09, 09:24 PM

I need some velocity stacks boring out from 51mm to 54mm to fit my bored out Throttle Bodies...

Ive asked about near home and the one guy I found who could do it wasnt bothered! grrr.

So any help Cheers!

#5 - Note they are plastic, not that it should matter...

22-07-09, 10:13 PM

have a lathe will that do? the problem is holding them to turn , what is the wall thickness? and how much do you need turning just a step or all the way through? am in burnley lancs . would need a few days to sort as doing it at work (hiding from boss)

Richie · 22-07-09, 10:19 PM

I could ask at work... as the metal benders are awsum...
sling em my way, and i'll get them done for ya.

22-07-09, 11:16 PM

Yea, it might be a git Maclovin. I talked to one guy and he reckons he'd need a jig to hold them. Sigh.

They are about 2-3mm thick (I am not with them so cant check) and need to lose 1.5mm off of each wall. All the way through is what im looking for. The problem is that there is a couple of slits at the bottom for some reason, that might cause "issues". heh.

If anyone else has any idea's then let me know. Ill keep you posted as I figure out whats happening... ha ha

P.S. Fecking spelling

23-07-09, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

Yea, it might be a git Maclovin. I talked to one guy and he reckons he'd need a jig to hold them. Sigh.

They are about 2-3mm thick (I am not with them so cant check) and need to lose 1.5mm off of each wall. All the way through is what im looking for. The problem is that there is a couple of slits at the bottom for some reason, that might cause "issues". heh.

If anyone else has any idea's then let me know. Ill keep you posted as I figure out whats happening... ha ha

P.S. Fecking spelling

are they steel or ally as i might be able to get them expanded on our bend section (toyota use 54 dia exhaust pipes

23-07-09, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maclovin

are they steel or ally as i might be able to get them expanded on our bend section (toyota use 54 dia exhaust pipes

Plastic

Spiderman · 23-07-09, 06:09 PM

Can you not just use some very coarse sandpaper warpped round a suitably sized broom handle or something and use a

motion to achieve your desired result perfectly?

Obviously you'd have to start with the sandpaper on your fingers till you got it to the right kinda size.
Depends on the plastic i guess????

23-07-09, 06:56 PM

Id like it to be as close to perfect as I can Mr Parker... Its something i could perhaps do if push came to shove.

This is a pic I found of them...

Sorry its a little small

23-07-09, 06:59 PM

You could easily achieve this using a pillar drill, a flapwheel, and some careful jigging of the plastic stacks to ensure the flapwheel is centralised.

Simple and cheap.

23-07-09, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

Id like it to be as close to perfect as I can Mr Parker... Its something i could perhaps do if push came to shove.

This is a pic I found of them...

Sorry its a little small

fanarr fanarr lol . could you find some 54 dia steel/ally put a steel plate on cooker with metal diameter on top heat it then push plastic diameter on to hot to expand it ? or does the external diameter need to stay the same ?

22-07-09, 09:24 PM	#1
ThEGr33k Guest Posts: n/a	Anyone know someone with a lathe that will do me something... I need some velocity stacks boring out from 51mm to 54mm to fit my bored out Throttle Bodies... Ive asked about near home and the one guy I found who could do it wasnt bothered! grrr. So any help Cheers! #5 - Note they are plastic, not that it should matter...

22-07-09, 10:13 PM	#2
maclovin Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Anyone know someone with a laith that will do me something... have a lathe will that do? the problem is holding them to turn , what is the wall thickness? and how much do you need turning just a step or all the way through? am in burnley lancs . would need a few days to sort as doing it at work (hiding from boss)

22-07-09, 10:19 PM	#3
Richie fantabulas Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nr Durham Posts: 4,940	Re: Anyone know someone with a laith that will do me something... I could ask at work... as the metal benders are awsum... sling em my way, and i'll get them done for ya. __________________ My Flickr photos Last edited by Richie; 22-07-09 at 10:22 PM.

22-07-09, 11:16 PM	#4
ThEGr33k Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Anyone know someone with a laith that will do me something... Yea, it might be a git Maclovin. I talked to one guy and he reckons he'd need a jig to hold them. Sigh. They are about 2-3mm thick (I am not with them so cant check) and need to lose 1.5mm off of each wall. All the way through is what im looking for. The problem is that there is a couple of slits at the bottom for some reason, that might cause "issues". heh. If anyone else has any idea's then let me know. Ill keep you posted as I figure out whats happening... ha ha P.S. Fecking spelling

23-07-09, 06:09 PM	#7
Spiderman Where the hell am I? Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Swingin' thru the urban jungle Posts: 7,451	Re: Anyone know someone with a laith that will do me something... Can you not just use some very coarse sandpaper warpped round a suitably sized broom handle or something and use a motion to achieve your desired result perfectly? Obviously you'd have to start with the sandpaper on your fingers till you got it to the right kinda size. Depends on the plastic i guess???? __________________ . "Computers are great! Not for communicating tho. They have one fundamental flaw ... they don't have eyebrows." AlpineCarStereo: you win ....... eeerrr ..... ummm ..... my undying support of you, the greatest Mod this forum has ever known. My Leige. davepreston: i bow to your modding godliness. vixis: He's this really cute Persian tea-boy, Im so not giving you his number :P

23-07-09, 06:56 PM	#8
ThEGr33k Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Anyone know someone with a lathe that will do me something... Id like it to be as close to perfect as I can Mr Parker... Its something i could perhaps do if push came to shove. This is a pic I found of them... Sorry its a little small Last edited by ThEGr33k; 23-07-09 at 06:59 PM.

23-07-09, 06:59 PM	#9
Dan Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Anyone know someone with a lathe that will do me something... You could easily achieve this using a pillar drill, a flapwheel, and some careful jigging of the plastic stacks to ensure the flapwheel is centralised. Simple and cheap.

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