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Yes going to paint them. Waiting for a dry day to sand blast them outside. I will probably paint the pipes and mufflers also. Cleaning up some old takeoff mufflers and fabricating some hangers now.

That's what I ended up doing. I used a couple lifter gally pipe plugs from the back of a big block. They were 3/8 npt. The cast iron was very easy to drill and tap.

Thanks, one of my never ending projects. Ten years or so ago I decided to put a 440 in it. Then a Dana, then a 4-speed. Time to make it driveable again.

Put my Barracudas on hold again due to no parts money. This is a 56 DeSoto. Been collecting dust for a decade, trying to get a little further on it. Working on the exhaust today.

Thanks guys, I think I'll cut it out and plug it so it won't leak or rattle down the road. New problem, In the top picture you can see the long nuts that hold these on. I am missing two if someone reading this has some spares.

I am working on a car I have decided to use a pair of truck cast iron exhaust manifolds. Mostly because these happen to fit where every header I had laying around wouldn't. My question is pertaining to the spring controlled heat riser thats only on one of the manifolds. It does move free and...

I kinda like them. Looks like they did a nice job from here.

I thought they looked like an old Doug Thorly set when I first saw them. Its been 3 decades since I've had a small block so I don't completely trust my memory.

I like the sound of 2 1/2" duals myself on a 440 street car. If I were running a blower I might use 3" pipes again maybe. But not over the axle again. I went with the 3" exhaust about 10 years ago and I found my car didn't gain any noticable performance like I had hoped. Just more noise. I...

I have always felt adding any exhaust system to a car made the car slower if you got the collector length sorted. Adding pipes makes them quieter and cost more. Never thought of exhaust as a HP gain just something you have to have to be legal on the road. You pay for how you want it to...

TTI has sold enough of them they should have heard every fitment problem many times over. They have a pretty big list of footnotes. Sounds like it could have been a bit bigger.

I put 3" exhaust on a street driver once and will not do it again. Wasn't worth the expense for me since I'd didn't make the car any faster than the 2 1/2" pipes. I was using headers. And the pipes exit in front of the rear wheels. Very loud with the 3" . the 2 1/2" weren't exactly quiet...

Easy to use and rust won't pop away as bad as using brass.

Silicon bronze 1/16 wire and a small oxy acetylene tip. It will weld rusted thin metal at a lower temp so it won't blow away on you.

Find a shop with a tig welder to do the repair. Around here you can go to the local airport where they have a shop to rebuild small planes. Then you can have them coated if you like.

Headers that fit and have decent flow are not exactly priced reasonably for most of us. I have bought both tti under chassis and hooker fenderwell headers and both brands fit good. There are some other options depending on the HP you are making with your 440. If what you have fits you may...

I've had them turn down in front of the axle to save on the cost in the past. It was far enough back that I didn't hear it resonate at any particular rpm. If you have ever had a side exhaust do that it can be hard to tolerate if it happens at your normal driving speed. Way worse than open...

Did you guys stick the pink bird on your quarter windows? My cuda had the thrush bird, the luv my hooker headers, holley equipped, STP, and a tire looking powered by Plymouth. That was late 70s. I run those mufflers till they rusted completely in two and I remember blowing the baffle right out...

I voted side exit from a economic and weight perspective. But I like open headers on my drag cars

Torsion bars shouldn't move as suspension goes through its travel. Twisting motion only. Which k frame and mounts do you have? Power or manual steering box?

I bought a set of the 2" but can't comment on the fit yet. They are still in the box. I take it they must be hitting the inboard side of the steering box for you? I have cut all the engine mount perches off of my k-frame and have plans to make mounts that work in what space is available. Not...

I built a 440 and used 3" exhaust on the street one time and will likely not go thru the trouble or expense again. Didn't run or sound any better in my opinion. So in my case I feel I was just suckered into the hype. I did have to find out for myself though. I now consider it overkill and a...