Originally Posted by oregonsam
Don't know if this counts as a redneck fix...but it definitely isn't factory approved. The exhaust pipe on my 55 completely rusted/broke (under the bed) and I didn't have time/$$ for a new fix. So I took a tin can with top & bottom removed, cut it with tin snips and used muffler clamps to secure it.
Pork & Bean can exhaust patch
Quieted the truck down A LOT...and I still didn't get around to replacing it cause it works for now. Probably will get around to fixing it when everything else is done.
LOL
Looks like you needed a #10 can for the muffler, too. wink
I blew the muffler wide open on a Model A when I was trying to start it. All the baffles were at the rear and the sides were flattened out when the seam split. I tossed the baffles, grabbed a couple of coat hangers and wired that puppy back together and took off down the road. grin

Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.