Re: [Chrysler300] exhaust systems and my 2 cents

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Absolutely correct!
When the original pipes were bent, a straight pipe was fed into the 
bender. As it was fed thru the machine, it was rotated and bent, 
rotated this way, bent, rotated that way and bent some more. Now in a 
custom shop, they do it by hand. And even if they have "patterns", all 
it has to be is 1/8 off on rotation, and the other end might be a foot 
out of place.

I ordered a new Stainless exhaust for my 300L years ago from those NJ 
folks. They came from a famous shop in Florida, and not only weren't 
stainless, they didn't fit. I ended up getting most of my money back 
and kept the pipes. With some torch work and pry bars, I got them on so 
they didn't rattle.

I had duals made for my Dakota, and he made 8-10 trips from the truck 
to the machine and back. Just tweaking it a little each time. Now each 
side is a perfect fit.

Ray
It's getting time for y'all to be polishing up your rides for the 
Spring Meet! Be there, or be Square!  Ray

On Jan 27, 2005, at 10:06 PM, Gary Nelson wrote:

> Hi All
>
> With all the bad flack I have heard about dissatisfied buyers of 
> exhaust
> systems there is no way I would order across country for a system only 
> to
> fight and ship back and fight it more.
>
> Any custom made system, (that is what you are buying) regardless the 
> shop
> has to be custom fitted as it is fabricated. These after market vendors
> say, "WE HAVE THE PATTERNS". Yea right.
> Any custom made system is tested for fit until it ends at the rear at 
> the
> right spot with appropriate clearances.
>
> When I get to fabricating my system I will go out and find a local shop
> that will let me be there w/ my manual turned to "EXHAUST SYSTEM" and 
> get
> started. I will have my hangers in place and they will have to fit, 
> fit,
> and fit until they make it fit.
> When I leave the system will fit.
>
> Chryslers vendors would have had a fixture to follow, likely after many
> trials and errors to get it right for production runs.
>
> Good luck bending.
>
> Gary
>
>
>
> At 09:34 PM 01/27/2005 -0500, Pat Grant wrote:
>
> >there was a thread a few months ago about various exhaust system
> >suppliers. at the time i had a complete set of? uninstalled pipes for 
> my
> >58 dodge from waldrons in michigan. i had reserved judgement on his
> >quality because the first set i got from him was for my G and he didnt
> >supply the whole set -only from the crossover back. nothing fit very 
> well
> >but i didnt really know which supplier to blame having got Mrs Blass 
> set
> >coming off the engine.? well, i know now who to blame.? the set for 
> the
> >dodge is all his and it fits? horrible. have had to have two pieces 
> rebent
> >and they still have only half inch clearance at the back axle.based 
> on my
> >experience i certainly would not patronize him. pat grant
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