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[96turboracer]

Or even less if you've got some of these parts lying around.

I bought new just because they're cheap anyway.

Vise grips: $6.99

Exhaust clamp: $1.38

Washer: $.45

Apologies if this is a repost of something people have seen before. I hadn't so I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread.

I got a bead roller awhile back, but I don't have the dies for it yet. They're taking forever to get to me, and I wanted to make my intercooler pipes. I wanted to bead the ends of them, and i found this fantastic tool on some random DSM board.







The pictures are pretty self evident, but for the slow of mind:

The upper portion is the exhaust clamp housing that sits on the outside of the tube, the washer on the lower jaw is what goes inside the tube and pushes up to make the bead. Generally I would make two passes, the second time with more pressure to make a higher bead. I'm sure if I made a third pass I could get even more out of it, but so far I'm extremely pleased with the results:







Obviously the tubing has to be thin enough that you can bead it in the first place, but for under $8 bucks I'm loving this thing.

Thanks for looking
Sky

[highroller54]

I seen the dsm link to, I was going to make one but I haven't built any pipes latley. That will change here very soon.

[CSaddict]

Well played. I added it to the reference thread.

[92CXyD]

Nice tool fab.

I use this:

found in my build thread.

This tool in this thread look good. Probably faster to use, as long as you use large enough pliers or vise grip for leverage.

[HiProfile]

Gigantic channel locks would probably take less effort for thicker stuff.

I'm really liking all these ideas. Just as effective as a $$$ geared bead roller at a fraction of the cost.

[Passenger]

Gigantic channel locks would probably take less effort for thicker stuff.

I'm really liking all these ideas. Just as effective as a $$$ geared bead roller at a fraction of the cost.

Not if you have to do SS though.

[Lowerit]

http://www.realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/index.php?topic=6581.0

posted in november... but still good.