What is a flange ??? - last call

[The Buddha]

OK what is flange ...
[\img]http://www.gstwins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=132[img]
hand made by me ...

Where you cut your header pipe ...
http://www.gstwins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=97
http://www.gstwins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=96
http://www.gstwins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=95

What Wileyco to buy ...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4537727200&category=35596
Or any others like it.

More ordering info in this post ...
http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16003

Order now and I'll guarantee you'll have a flange, then buy wileyco ... and in a week or so flanges will be sent out. If wileyco is sold out ... We're out of luck ...
Cool.
Srinath.

[cozy]

Sinrath,
is it too anal to use a clamp for where the flange slips on the header?

[The Buddha]

Not at all ... knock yourself out ... anyway They fit tight ... I dont slit them at the joint so clamp wont do much anyway ...
Cool.
Srinath.

[snapper]

Good pics man!
But I hit the next button on the gallery and came to a GS covered in snow!  Just wrong, wrong, wrong.        :lol:

Got my WileyCo and it looks good.  Still working on my pipes though..darn rust!



Thanks again!

[The Buddha]

OK next week I'll be making flanges. Last few days to order ...
Cool.
Srinath.

[airbrush]

Hey Srinath,

got your flange to work after having to modify the holes that were out, but one thing I also noticed is that the thing is warped and doesnt bolt flat...so exhaust is coming out the side...so that sucks. Doubled up a gasket but still no good... :x  Probably from the hole you torched for the pipe, why not have that hole cut too if they are already cutting the outside. Not sure what i'm going to do with this thing now...been more trouble than its worth!

[The Buddha]

OK It cannot be warped ... that round plate is really thick ... but its possible it had severe weld boogers and I didn't sand it well ... You try surface sanding it ... like put sand paper on the table and sit this on it and sand it ... and see what the pattern is ... I welded them on the bike ... if warped it will have bent itself out and looked obviously off ... I of course didn't test it for leaks after sanding was done outside in a vice and angle grinder ... send me a pic ... if it is warped ... I'll send you one from the next lot ...
And anyone else have trouble with them ... please post back or PM ...
Cool.
Srinath.

[airbrush]

well i'll have to take the sucker off....maybe tomorrow night if I have time...but i'll show you for sure that its warped....with muffler bolted down...you can see light in between on one spot...so it is definitely out of wack... you can even see that it is bent out of shape. No weld boogers...those were ground down.

[Thrin]

Hey Srinath, do I have to declare my flange now?  I'm still waiting on my D&D pipe to arrive... you told me to send a check with the exhaust gasket - should I still do that, or should I pay you now??  I should have the exhaust this week...

[apbrian112]

pm'ed you earlier. just wanted to confirm my order for 1 flange with the restrictor/choke plate. thanks! let me know when you start production so that i can send the money.

[The Buddha]

Thrin - This week is fine, I wont sneakily cut them ... I want to put in as many as I can into this order and not have anyone left wanting them as well as any flanges left wanting people ... So no worries ... send me when you can, and you'll see the update on here well before i start on it.
Apbrian - Yea I got it Its fine. I Pmed you right ...
Cool.
Srinath.

[airbrush]

Okay Srinath...here are the pics of the flange...clearly showing its warped..you can visually see it even! Seeing as how the gasket is about a 1/16th inch thick, that doesnt allow for any error.
So if you could send me a new one and check it first...the bolts holes and the plate to make sure its flat, that would be good. I'll PM you my address again. Oh and do you have any extra gaskets laying around...seeing as how mine is toast now that i had to take it apart.

[The Buddha]

Yea That really looks warped ... and I believe i know what happened ... the short side is the place of the warp ... and the pipe must have been sticking through and hitting the can and when it gets welded the short side obviously gets red hot ... and that would have allowed it to bend ... I'll be careful next time to cut the pipes flush after tacking so this wont happen ... and yes I'll make one and send you ... just send me that bolt pattern so we dont have to worry about that mismatching ... and BTW mark whihc is top and whihc is bottom on that drawing/pattern.
Cool.
Srinath.

[airbrush]

i included a scan of the original gasket...now toast, as i had to scrape it off the flange(the other side is missing gasket material that stuck)...do you have extras? I cant find anyone that has metal embedded gasket material around here.
Top hole, bottom hole, side hole...doesnt make a difference, they are all equal distance..79 mm on center.
When can I expect a new one??

[The Buddha]

That gasket looks like its the same as the others ... whihc means My holes were off ... I do know they fit on a can when I welded it ... maybe the thing warped and pulled one or 2 of the holes out and I didn't notice ... Never mind ... I am going to start making it in a few days ... I'll send you the first one ... though all 10-12 of them will get made at same time most likely ...  Gasket ... I'll see if the muffler place had them ... they shoudn;t be hard to find ... of if it fits well enough it shouldn't need a gasket ... heck D&D comes wihtout a gasket ... maybe I should do a centered with 1 inch of the header inside the can ...  that will prevent the need for a gasket ... it prolly will make it impossible to restrict it ... but I should be able to cut off that 1 inch and restrict it ... OK I'll prolly do that, whihc means I cant bend the pipe same way ... but OK I'll think and let y'all know ...
Cool.
Srinath.

[airbrush]

not sure what you mean in your post....the way it was is fine.

[The Buddha]

Well the pipe should be bent tighter and I can have a centered flange making for no narrow spots ... and if the head pipe is inside the can a bit the gasket is not absolutely needed ... I am still thinking ... the muffler shop guys were saying the SS will wrinkle more if bent tighter ... Lemme work it out ... I am still thinking about it ... OK to all others ... wont make any difference in the fit or use or performance ... its just maybe a way for me to clean up the process a bit and have fewer defects.
Cool.
Srinath.

[raylarrabee]

are you still taking orders for the slip-on wileyco flanges?  If not, are you thinking about doing a batch in the future?

[airbrush]

How are the flanges comin?

[The Buddha]

I cut them monday. Taking the bike to the shop etc today ...
Cool.
Srinath.