Thread: "Side pipes"..

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I would want to have a support running from the frame to the end of the side pipe too as that is a lot of weight hanging from those small header bolts. I know to have something welded to the underneath side of the pipe will burn a small amount of chrome but if done carefully and then covered with a good zinc based paint,it shouldn't show or affect the overall look. What I can't understand is why don't the manufactures have a mounting included in the side pipes before chrome plating or coating so then the buyer has a choice of running it supported or not. We here in NZ tend to drive our cars and that means long distances so we put a lot of stress on parts of our cars that the normal trailer queen would know about. Oh I can see some burnt legs happening too on those pipes without doubt now.

I got to tell ya, I have 30K and 12 years on the side pipes I run. The coupe has a stroker motor with a cam that rocks the car at 900 rpms. To date no crakes, I did remove them and recoated the header and pipes once.

pepi,,how bout some more ppics of your Rod,,,I love the way it looks!!

Originally Posted by 1bad32

pepi,,how bout some more ppics of your Rod,,,I love the way it looks!!

Click on the camera icon under his name, will take you to his gallery of pics, you can drool there.

Mike

I know of a guy that never had to bring a grill to a car show.He grilled on his side pipes.Thing is with Italian sausage he said it kind of smelled for a long time on the ride home.

I have a Bud that had a 32 with side pipes and he beat on it quite a bit and never had any problems with crack's either. the engine did some rocking with the cam also. I never knew of any burns either but he was in his mid 70"s so I guess he had the experience not to touch things when they were HOT.
he has sold it now but here is a link for it with a video if you would like to check it out 1bad32

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