I need to get an exhaust system for my running project car. I live in modern suburbia and need to keep my non-car appreciative [}]neighbors happy. The previous owner cut off the pipe about a foot below the manifold. It is a '48 Champion. The car is not street legal yet, (no lights, license, etc.) but occasionally gets excercised with discretion. I do not have a car trailer, nor wish to incur the expense of having it hauled to a local muffler shop.
QUESTIONS:
Do long-established local muffler shops have patterns for older cars to fabricate systems from?
Has anyone used Kepich Exhaust for their Studebakers? They used to be a big advertiser in Hemming's and offer complete systems for Studebakers. ($160 + 40 for shipping.) That means they must have patterns or diagrams, right? kepichexhaust.com
I have a complete (very rusty and fragile) exhaust system on an identical parts car, but the last 18" or so have been bashed and bent so badly it no longer exits the rear body line where it is supposed to. So I would be hesitant to remove it, take it to a muffler shop and say "Make one of these for me." It is important that the tailpipe be just right to exit through the gap in the rear gravel pan deflector.
Suggestions?
KURTRUK
(read it backwards)
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