Re: beaded ends on the pressure pipe? How Important?
 

basically for the vice grips you build up weld on one fo the sets of teeth, and than grid it to a point than you grind out the other set of teeth to accept the teeth with the point.....easy....

Re: beaded ends on the pressure pipe? How Important?
 

cut the head of a rounded bolt then weld to the plyers.

Re: beaded ends on the pressure pipe? How Important?
 

pic of visegrip general idea
http://www.roadraceengineering.com/e...-pliertool.jpg

Re: beaded ends on the pressure pipe? How Important?
 

Just grab an adjustable wrench and flair the ends of the pipes. easy, and effective

Re: beaded ends on the pressure pipe? How Important?
 

ok, I did a test bend on one of my scrap pieces. this it what I came up with:
Attachment 18787

and here is a pic of where I am at:
Attachment 18788

I am going with the first pic of what i will do to my charge pipes

thank you for the insight.

Re: beaded ends on the pressure pipe? How Important?
 

If you have any problems fitting your coupler over that just lube it up with some dish soap.

Re: beaded ends on the pressure pipe? How Important?
 

That looks like your going to need a 6 inch long coupler to even seal on that pipe.

I would never consider having something like that, and expecting it to seal. I would just leave them be. I was running 11psi with non beaded pipe, and worm clamps, and I never blew a pipe off.

Re: beaded ends on the pressure pipe? How Important?
 

Just checked out your build thread... ------- AWESOME!

Re: beaded ends on the pressure pipe? How Important?
 

I was told the same thing. I will only run MAX 8 pounds. then when the stroker/turbo motor gets built, it will get turned up to 12-14.

I do have T-bolt clamps on order. Whats the worst that can happen? I blow a pipe, then I limp home and do something about it. No big deal. This Jeep is not my DD. Its a pure toy. So I can thrash on it without any worries or cares.

And Bigdaddyvtec,

thanks for looking. Us rockcrawlers like some power as well you know. And don't be surprised if you see that jeep on the street busting up some of the poser DSM's I see here in Barstow!! >:D

Re: beaded ends on the pressure pipe? How Important?
 

Spray paint the pipe for lube when the paint drys its like glue :y