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Post by lcowner on Dec 24, 2011 14:29:34 GMT 1
wer can i get a pipe cutter cutting the alloy sleeves on a 2 stroke end can?ive looked on ebay but none big enough i need one for cutting 70mm alloy tube......................
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Post by twostroker on Dec 24, 2011 14:45:44 GMT 1
wer can i get a pipe cutter cutting the alloy sleeves on a 2 stroke end can?ive looked on ebay but none big enough i need one for cutting 70mm alloy tube...................... how about a hacksaw?
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Post by lcowner on Dec 25, 2011 7:43:47 GMT 1
wer can i get a pipe cutter cutting the alloy sleeves on a 2 stroke end can?ive looked on ebay but none big enough i need one for cutting 70mm alloy tube...................... how about a hacksaw? Dont think it wudb accurate enuf mate
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Post by twostroker on Dec 25, 2011 16:06:34 GMT 1
i did one for a 125lc with a hack saw,it was a old aftermarket can made for a aprilia rs125 that was road rashed and the bolt holes made the end spout sit at a daft angle. i drilled all rivits out,sanded and polished the rashed area and cut off the last 3 or so inches as that part was dented and beyond repair. then shortened the baffel,new wadding ,rivited it all back together in correct position for the 125lc.i t came out mint using a hacksaw (i masking taped up the cutting area and marked it all out) after i did it all i ended up swapping it with a mate as i thought it made the bike more "peaky" and the power band felt narrower but at the time the bike was very badly set up and the atcual nikkon pipe was no good for the engine spec anyway so i could have been wrong.
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Post by arrow on Dec 25, 2011 23:37:57 GMT 1
A hacksaw in the right hands together with a decent set of small files can be a very accurate tool.
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Post by lcowner on Dec 26, 2011 3:01:40 GMT 1
Ok thanx
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Post by billy on Dec 26, 2011 6:08:41 GMT 1
I'd use a simple hand held metal saw, If you're careful you can get it cut pretty nice and then just use an angle grinder with a flap disc to smoothen the rest out.
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