From what I see.
The black heater tube pipes are NOT stainless.

From What Foley told me.
If they are stainless, both inside and outside are stainless. The rear flange is regular steel.

If you want, HPh has stainless flanges.

Rich

the whole thing looks stainless.

someone said the pipes were cheap steel.....


thanks rich

The SSI ones are truly all stainless. The Dansk ones are only stainless on the outside (I have seen a very compelling demonstration of this).

R

how can i tell if these are SSI or Dansk?

Foist, oh mighty magnate of the Engineering Dept at Bovine U, you purchase a magnet.....sound familiar.....here are the rules:

1.) If it sticks, it ain't stainless (unless it's cheap 504 series)

2.) If it doesn't stick, it's prolly stainless or plastic.

3.) If you hit it and it makes a "ring" sound it's prolly metal

The set you have are iron pipe surrounded by a SS heat exchanger shell (So now you don't have to buy a magnet and learn how to use it).

QUOTE (SLITS @ Nov 9 2005, 04:28 PM)

Foist, oh mighty magnate of the Engineering Dept at Bovine U, you purchase a magnet.....sound familiar.....here are the rules: 1.) If it sticks, it ain't stainless (unless it's cheap 504 series) 2.) If it doesn't stick, it's prolly stainless or plastic. 3.) If you hit it and it makes a "ring" sound it's prolly metal The set you have are iron pipe surrounded by a SS heat exchanger shell (So now you don't have to buy a magnet and learn how to use it).

duh... i didnt think about that


anywho... a magnet doesnt stick to anything but the black heater tubes.


sooo...the whole thing is stainless, even the flanges.
thanks guys



BTW - anywhere to look for Manufacturer markings?

QUOTE (SLITS @ Nov 9 2005, 04:28 PM)

Foist, oh mighty magnate of the Engineering Dept at Bovine U, you purchase a magnet.....sound familiar.....here are the rules: 1.) If it sticks, it ain't stainless (unless it's cheap 504 series) 2.) If it doesn't stick, it's prolly stainless or plastic. 3.) If you hit it and it makes a "ring" sound it's prolly metal The set you have are iron pipe surrounded by a SS heat exchanger shell (So now you don't have to buy a magnet and learn how to use it).

actually magnet can be attracted to a high quality stainless...normal conditions would be for 400 series or 300 series if cold worked or machined......

if you have a known steel/iron part, you can do a comparison to see how well the magnet "snaps" to the item

QUOTE (r_towle @ Nov 9 2005, 06:39 PM)

From What Foley told me. If they are stainless, both inside and outside are stainless. The rear flange is regular steel.

Brad told me...way back when he was still with SSI...that only the very early SSI's (like mine) had a steel rear flange, plus the weld nuts were steel.

By the eighties they were all stainless.

I belive that early SSIs had mild-steel muffler flanges. This was later changed over to SS, but I don't know when the switch occurred. New SS flanges can be purchased and welded on by someone who knows how to deal with SS.

--DD

how much do you want for them?

I call 1st dibs

BTW the tubes to the flapper box on my early set are stainless

QUOTE (qa1142 @ Nov 9 2005, 05:05 PM)

how much do you want for them? I call 1st dibs

i just bought em today.

The metallurgist that lives a street over from me told me that mine would rust...

He works for GE aircraft engines so what does he know....

Said the pipes are a poor grade of stainless...

Then again he is full of poo sometimes....

Ken

Can't be that bad....The teen I got my early SSI's off of was rusted right into the ground. The mild steel flanges were rusted almost right off.

Hot tanked them and TIG'ed new flange's and they looked like new.

the wreck they were found on.....

QUOTE (Mark Henry @ Nov 9 2005, 05:02 PM)

only the very early SSI's (like mine) had a steel rear flange, plus the weld nuts were steel. By the eighties they were all stainless.

early SSI had steel flanges, later models are stainless all the way ...

they should clean up nicely!
Andy

No wonder that teener melted into the ground, its growing dope all around it, I'd melt too.
BTW, nice defrost window.

QUOTE (Mark Henry @ Nov 10 2005, 06:07 AM)

Can't be that bad....The teen I got my early SSI's off of was rusted right into the ground. The mild steel flanges were rusted almost right off. Hot tanked them and TIG'ed new flange's and they looked like new. the wreck they were found on.....

grab that rear window i like those with the heating element inside...


b

Hey Mark, you found the other 1/2 of my car. I still have the serial number from the front half.

QUOTE (bd1308 @ Nov 10 2005, 04:33 PM)

QUOTE (Mark Henry @ Nov 10 2005, 06:07 AM) Can't be that bad....The teen I got my early SSI's off of was rusted right into the ground. The mild steel flanges were rusted almost right off. Hot tanked them and TIG'ed new flange's and they looked like new. the wreck they were found on..... grab that rear window i like those with the heating element inside... b

RW defog is common in Canada

QUOTE

Hey Mark, you found the other 1/2 of my car.

Nahhhh...I gots two parts

QUOTE

No wonder that teener melted into the ground, its growing dope all around it, I'd melt too.

whoops! Someone saw my grow-op

Looks like the the two halves were separated by tectonic plate shifting.

The door gaps definately are not even on that car..........it needs work!

but AA would still manage to try to sell it for 650.

b

QUOTE (bd1308 @ Nov 10 2005, 11:53 PM)

but AA would still manage to try to sell it for 650. b

I paid $500 canadian for it!

SSI's, 5 fuchs, 2- 2.0 engines, 2- trannies, new E-brake cables, a box of new small parts, new clutch disc and all the parts from a second 914.

i meant just for the car.


b

I'd be interested in the (amber) fog lamp lenses if you're interested in selling them (or the complete fog lamps).

QUOTE (914rrr @ Nov 11 2005, 01:57 PM)

I'd be interested in the (amber) fog lamp lenses if you're interested in selling them (or the complete fog lamps).

Pretty sure they are crap....I'll see if the lenses are Ok...if they're even there.