[Roadsters] Water Pipe

[Pete Peters]

This one?

<http://www.shiftco.com/features/the_rat/images/heat_shield.jpg>

Isn't the original copper?

Why would you want to make one if your original is okay?

Thanks.

Pete

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "JohnnyRoadster" <JohnnyRoadster at comcast.net>
> The one that is attached to the heat shield underneath the SU carbs.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pete Peters" <ppeters914 at comcast.net>
> To: "Datsun Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 5:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Water Pipe
> 
> 
> > What water pipe are you talking about?
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: "JohnnyRoadster" <JohnnyRoadster at comcast.net>
> >> hanks for the info Keith.  I have pipe sitting around, so I may try to
> >> fabricate something to see how it looks.
> >>   ----- Original Message -----
> >>   From: Keith0alan at aol.com
> >>   To: JohnnyRoadster at comcast.net ; datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> >>   Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 9:40 AM
> >>   Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Water Pipe
> >>
> >>
> >>   With water in it the temp will never get hot enough to melt solder. 
> >> I've
> >> seen copper ones before and they seem to have worked fine.
> >>
> >>   keith
> >>
> >>   In a message dated 7/25/2008 5:10:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> >> JohnnyRoadster at comcast.net writes:
> >>     I cleaned mine off the other day, and it was in OK shape.  But I was
> >> thinking
> >>     of just making one out of copper pipe and bending it at one end with 
> >> a
> >> pipe
> >>     bender, and the sweating a 'T' and bend the other end.  This would be
> >> close to
> >>     the same shape as an original.
> >>
> >>     My question is, how hot does it get above the exhaust manifold where 
> >> this
> >>     would be?  This idea would only work if it didn't get too hot to melt 
> >> the
> >>     solder.
> >>
> >>
> >>     SPL311-19356
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