Topic: Shipping advise 4 into 4 pipes

[Gurp]

Anyone have some hints where to find a box and how big i might need to ship a set of HM323s? Struck up a accord with a member need to ship these bad boys

[Stev-o]

Go to a bicycle shop, the boxes bikes come in will work. I've gotten 'em free...

[Don R]

 I believe NalleyRacing is working on this also, you might check with him. Google shipping boxes, new ones aren't real expensive and may be sent to your door. 
  The ones I got from DSS were packed with paper and foam board, the ones from Yamiya were bagged and spray foam was used between them in the box. I think they were layered with two on the bottom, like yin and yang, then cardboard and two in the top layer.

[Gurp]

Thanks for the good ideas
Anyone have any lets hear them!

[Can550]

I had bought plastic board sheets from Home Depot (like carton). Cut them to size, used duct tape to form a box then halftime change styrofoam all around inside. Each pipe wrapped in bubble wrap. Shipped them over 12000 kms and reached unharmed


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[Gurp]

I don't have a Home Depot near but I'll check lowes tomorrow

[Gurp]

Went to the Dollar Store yesterday amd got some boxes to cut up. Doing a box similar to what Don said. Cardboard spray foam carboard 2 pipes cardboard 2 bikes. Board foam board.
Its coming along as the ugliest box ive seen in a while but it will keep them safe. Tews19 on here shipped me some 8over forks the where wrapped in a folded (kinda) box with what had to be a full rol of duct tape holding it together. Im going to do better! 2 ROLLS!!! 

[Don R]

 With any luck Trey will be shipping my 4-4 pipes soon, he promised this week. I'm excited to get them, this K0 I've been working on since I got back into motorcycles has a fugly 4-1 header. It's going to look a lot better!

[Gurp]

I pulled my 4into4s off a runner. But need the pipes im trading for my next project. I habe a ugly 4 into 1 hanging up i might thrown on in the meantime

[Don R]

 My deal is off, I was going to order from DSS but the racecar broke. I was PO'ed and not going to spend any $$ but the wife mentioned an unusually high checkbook balance.  This might be the time to find a new engine guy and get some exotic cylinder heads.

[Gurp]

Nice!
My GF is going to go back to work more then 2 days a week soon so parts for me too!

I ended up makong a really ugly box that worked. Spray foam and free broke down boxed from the dollar general. And 2 rolls of duct tape.

[Don R]

 I found a guy that can fix my cylinder heads for a couple hundred. I'm not boxing them. It's a 6.5 hour drive, each way but I'll make it a mini vacation. 

[Gurp]

Don inwish i could take a day or 3 like that. I found a rebuild 81 CB650 engine cheap. About 5 hours a away . the price is RIGHT on it too. Talking to him about shipping right now. Lol
Still kinda wondering if it will fit in my trunk... 😏😎😂😂

[Don R]

 I made a plywood pallet to hold a cb750 engine upright. It fit in the trunk of a Honda Accord. It also had two eye bolts for a hold down strap. And a tarp under a blanket just in case. I went from Illinois to New Jersey once and to West Virginia once to pick up early engines. One was a sandcast engine with a blank diecast replacement case.

[Gurp]

WV is down by my neck of the woods. 20 min from the point OH KY amd WV meet

[Don R]

WV is down by my neck of the woods. 20 min from the point OH KY amd WV meet

I forget the town, I had been through on the turnpike but never stopped to look around. Being a pipefitter I enjoyed seeing a pipeline being run through the mountains. Wondering how they do the rise, fall and curves. The locals pretended to have not noticed. L0L. May have thought I looked like a protester.
 It's beautiful country, it was foggy and damp but not cool. I saw a lot of steam or smoke rising from the woods on a warm enough day. I told my brother it was moonshiners.
 I'll have a 4-4 box soon, hopefully in good shape. After not getting my paid for 4-4's. I used the refund and a little more and bought a set from DSS. The ones I got earlier were Yamiya for sure. I got 2 #2 pipes and was missing a #1 David sent one direct from Japan. Then a year later I sold the bike to him anyway.

[Gurp]

It's beautiful area to ride. Rolling hills and curving hollers.
Economically it's about dead.
I got mine shipped in a home made box of sprayfoam and cut up other boxes. It was the ugliest box ive ever seen. I think Jake would agree😂😂😂.
But it worked lol

[Don R]

 For anyone wondering how they do it,  2 layers deep.

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