1969 Barracuda Fastback
RealWing, I have to write that this solution was not my idea, I picked it up on a Mopar tech article.
Today it was a bit of a lucky day for the Barracuda. I finally could get the Waldron's exhaust system fixed. A very friendly and skilled guy at the local exhaust shop Contact Exhaust Warehouse | Fairborn, OH | 937-878-6750 did a great job. He put two bends on my exhaust pipe and it fit perfectly. I proceeded to install the intermediate pipe, muffler and..., got stuck again - a bend on the tailpipe was off too. Ok, again back to the exhaust shop and get the bend fixed. The same guy, I mentioned above needed two minutes to clamp it in the machine and correct the bend. He did not charge me anything, so I paid for his lunch. It is just a pleasure to watch somebody, who enjoys his work and is also really good at it.
Also installed the transmission cooler lines from DoctorDiff Drivetrain Components, they fit very well and seem to be of decent quality.
Got more done today than expected - happy about that.
RealWing, I have to write that this solution was not my idea, I picked it up on a Mopar tech article.
Today it was a bit of a lucky day for the Barracuda. I finally could get the Waldron's exhaust system fixed. A very friendly and skilled guy at the local exhaust shop Contact Exhaust Warehouse | Fairborn, OH | 937-878-6750 did a great job. He put two bends on my exhaust pipe and it fit perfectly. I proceeded to install the intermediate pipe, muffler and..., got stuck again - a bend on the tailpipe was off too. Ok, again back to the exhaust shop and get the bend fixed. The same guy, I mentioned above needed two minutes to clamp it in the machine and correct the bend. He did not charge me anything, so I paid for his lunch. It is just a pleasure to watch somebody, who enjoys his work and is also really good at it.
My final resume about the Waldron's exhaust system:
The price and initial customer service are good; I might have been an unlucky customer but out of 4 pieces 2 didn't fit; I wrote them an Email and attached pictures of the mismatching parts, till now not really a satisfying response; Quality of the pipes and muffler should be ok.
With a lot of extra time invested and 2 runs to a capable Exhaust shop - I finally got a perfectly fitting single exhaust system. The only thing, the universal tailpipe hanger which came with it needs to be replaced. I need to get something more original looking.
Since I was already in town, I tried to get the power steering hose custom made. Drove to "Genuine Auto Parts" and showed them the junk piece I got from SummitRacing. To my surprise, they had one in their warehouse and two hours later I could pick up a new power steering hose (unfortunately not made in USA), but it looked way better than the piece I got from Summit. Most importantly, it had the right fittings and so I placed right away a second order - just to have the right spare part. The price and initial customer service are good; I might have been an unlucky customer but out of 4 pieces 2 didn't fit; I wrote them an Email and attached pictures of the mismatching parts, till now not really a satisfying response; Quality of the pipes and muffler should be ok.
With a lot of extra time invested and 2 runs to a capable Exhaust shop - I finally got a perfectly fitting single exhaust system. The only thing, the universal tailpipe hanger which came with it needs to be replaced. I need to get something more original looking.
Also installed the transmission cooler lines from DoctorDiff Drivetrain Components, they fit very well and seem to be of decent quality.
Got more done today than expected - happy about that.