Dick,
Be careful, mild steel pipe comes in different forms. The yield and
tensile strengths are not the same. What you need is ASTM 513 or 519
tubing. Why don't you call Don Hardy Race Cars , I think he's in
Tyler... it's been a long time since I was there for a repair while
racing at the Motorplex. I could send you some tubing but shipping from
Delaware is too expensive. He would sell you what you need as a steel
supplier usually only sells whole lengths.
Happy hunting
joe
Dick J wrote:
> I just checked with a local steel supplier, and
> he said that when I get as heavy as .120 wall
> thickness, he'd have to get mild steel seamless
> pipe - it's no longer tubing. He suggests
> seamless 1 1/4 i.d. mild steel pipe which has a
> wall wall thickness of .140 and a resulting
> outside diameter of 1.660, which is just over
> 1 5/8. Can somebody give me some insight here?
> Can I use this stuff? It measures more than 1
> 5/8 and it's heavier than .120?????
>
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