Exhaust Advice

UGLY OLDS · December 11, 2007, 06:40:55 PM

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Quote from: "donsrods"Here, I found these dump tubes on Speedways site.

Don

Rumble-Rumble-Rumble-Rumble-Rumble-Rumble.......

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enjenjo · December 11, 2007, 06:43:33 PM

Get a pair of the tubes, no Y, and find an exhaust guy willing to weld them in. Should be a piece of cake.

phat rat · December 11, 2007, 08:06:59 PM

Get a new exhaust guy. This one is looking at your wallet. The black pipe is also what I had back then except I used the coupler so there was a plug on the end not a cap. A cresent wrench is handier and smaller than a big pipe wrench

Charlie Chops 1940 · December 11, 2007, 10:05:29 PM

Just for looks, have them welded on without cutting a hole in the exhaust pipe...then they really will be "dumb tubes" - LOL.

Charlie

Okiedokie · December 12, 2007, 05:29:12 PM

Yep, plug with a hex head, quick and easy removal with crescent. Had some put on my 55Ford convert in high school. Dad did not know it. One summer afternoon on my day off from work I cleaned it up, removed the plugs and drove it a few blocks for gas, then back home. That evening after dinner I went to leave, started the 55 and rump-rump. The front door to the house flew open, and Dad flew out. He welded them shut the next day. Left them welded for at least a month I guess. Never made that mistake again. Joe

Leon · December 12, 2007, 09:38:11 PM

I have a set of the short tubes just behind the front tires of my 54 and have had a cop question me about them. I had to show him that they were not connected to the exhaust, in California it is illegal to have them connected whether they are capped or not! Just being capable of being opened is a fine

GPster · December 12, 2007, 10:11:26 PM

Quote from: "Leon"I have a set of the short tubes just behind the front tires of my 54 and have had a cop question me about them. I had to show him that they were not connected to the exhaust, in California it is illegal to have them connected whether they are capped or not! Just being capable of being opened is a fine

I can remember in New Jersey 40 years ago the didn't care if you had the connected or not. Just as long as they could see where the cap was welded to the flange. GPster

Bruce Dorsi · December 13, 2007, 01:57:00 AM

Quote from: "GPster"I can remember in New Jersey 40 years ago they didn't care if you had them connected or not. Just as long as they could see where the cap was welded to the flange. GPster

Some guys would run a bead of caulk around the cap, and paint it, so it would look like it was welded!

Uncle Bob · December 13, 2007, 09:36:16 AM

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Vance

As I recall, Pops has a sheep suit, so that should work out just fine for a TS member.