Jantrix Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) I'm building a 1/24 Camaro muscle car that I want side pipes on, and I really hate most kitted side pipes. Who has made their own and how did you do it? Styrene, aluminum, brass? How did you do the bend at the opening? Edited November 8, 2012 by Jantrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I think most guys use solder for the headers and then Aluminum for the side pipe. I thought I saw a how to somewhere but can't recal. There was a how to I think in the "other" magazine. If I remember right it showed how to do it using a Cobra as an example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 The 1:1 units tend to be multi-piece configurations and I would make a set the same way. The first thing you will want to do is decide what diameter you want them to be. Determine how radical the bend needs to be and figure out what material to use- plastic or metal- based on what you feel most comfortable bending. If you go with metal, a tubing bender works well and tends to do the job without kinking it. The plastic tube method can be warmed in water to make it more flexible but whenever I have bent a plastic tube, I have inserted a solid piece to help keep it from kinking. The flared end of the side pipe can be made by bending it at a 90 degree angle and then cutting it at the desired opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greymack Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 I'm curious to what style of side pipes you want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 Nothing too fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothic Kustomz Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 (edited) If you can find a way to BMC, Brians Model Cars, tutorials, there is a post on how, and what, to build your own side pipes, if not, pm me and i will send the stuff right to you, thru email as attachments, lemme know.... Edited November 11, 2012 by Gothic Kustomz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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