>      > Paul,
 >      > Enclosed are some pictures of my water pump mods and use of 1-3/8
tubing in
 >      > combination with Wiggins for the plumbing.
 >      >
 >      > Bill Schertz
 >      > KIS Cruiser #4045
 >
 >
 >      Nice work, Bill.  I am also pursuing an approach using rigid

tubing.

I'm trying to find
 >      some kind of flexible (semi-rigid) material of about the diameter

of

the pipes to
 >      "model" the system before getting into welding of the tubes.  Did

you

find a way to do
 >      that?
 >
 >      All Gietzen

 Al take a look at that corrugated SS water pipe from Summit Racing.
 Chuck Dunlap seems to be having good luck with that stuff.

Al,
I bought some cheap foam pipe insulation from the hardware store, and used it
to mock up my installation before deciding on the route for the piping. By
cutting notches in the side of the foam, you can bend it and then tape it to
position with Duck tape.  It doesn't really simulate it fully, but lets you
get an idea of the clearances, etc.

For welding the Aluminum tubing where joints had to be made (two places) I
took 1-1/4" aluminum PIPE, the I.D. of which just matches the 1-3/8 O.D. of
the tubing, and sliced it in 1/2 to make a clamp to hold the ends together
until the welder could tack and then weld the tubing.

Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045

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