Where in Sydney can i source 2.5 inch - 3inch pipes from ?

[bangahh]

Preferbly cheap, place and rough price per meter etc.

Aluminium , mild or stainless steel for a project.

Inspired by poor mans MP3 Player for the car.

Poject A.

Poor mans Dump Pipe. Plan to modify OEM dump pipe...

Project B.

Poor mans Intercooler Piping.

Yes I know, its cheaper to buy it or get someone to make it for you, but you dont learn anything from that and I need another hobby besides toying with computers.

Any tips pointers will be greatly appreciated. Especially using home Mig/arc welders.

Thanks

[boj01]

don't use arc/stick welders on intercooler pipe work! the welds aren't neat enough, and the "slag" produced on the inside of the pipe can be sucked into your engine/turbo and really feck things up!

[BigDatto]

MetalCorp, Bluescope, Onesteel, Smorgon etc,etc,etc.

Boj01 is spot on, TIG it for acceptable results. You'll need someone to roll beads into the 'cooler pipes or they'll pop the couplers off.

Tips & pointers ?

If you need to ask how to weld pipes - Don't do it yourself.

Look up "Tube bending" in the yellow pages. DO NOT mention the words "turbo/intercooler/Skyline/import" or you'll get ripped. Guaranteed. Just fax them a sketch, with dimensions & wall thickness & ask for a quote. Make a dummy out of PVC if need be. Specify mandrel bends. Best quote wins. You will be pleasantly surprised how much cheaper tube benders are than exhaust shops whose mentality is "you must have money up the Yin-Yang if you can afford to insure & run THAT". Tube benders mentality is "We make a LOT of handrails & the like, so do our competition. Best price wins the job."

Starting to make sense ? This sort of job is just not worth DIY'ing unless you have the skills.

[bangahh]

MetalCorp, Bluescope, Onesteel, Smorgon etc,etc,etc.  

Boj01 is spot on, TIG it for acceptable results. You'll need someone to roll beads into the 'cooler pipes or they'll pop the couplers off.

Tips & pointers ?  

If you need to ask how to weld pipes - Don't do it yourself.

Look up "Tube bending" in the yellow pages. DO NOT mention the words "turbo/intercooler/Skyline/import" or you'll get ripped. Guaranteed. Just fax them a sketch, with dimensions & wall thickness & ask for a quote. Make a dummy out of PVC if need be. Specify mandrel bends. Best quote wins. You will be pleasantly surprised how much cheaper tube benders are than exhaust shops whose mentality is "you must have money up the Yin-Yang if you can afford to insure & run THAT". Tube benders mentality is "We make a LOT of handrails & the like, so do our competition. Best price wins the job."

Starting to make sense ? This sort of job is just not worth DIY'ing unless you have the skills.

Thanks, this is part of the reason why I have the "do it yourself" mentallity. I will look into that as an alternative.

What I want to pay for is for someones time ( skills ) plus the parts

not time + parts and extra cuase its for an intercooler.