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| | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 40 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 40 | I may have an opportunity to buy a split pipe exhaust setup from a 50-59 Longbed pickup and would like to know if it will drop right in my 1950 3100 pickup? I figure it’ll at least need shortened and/or modified where it curves over the axle.
Both my truck and the donor truck have a 235 with Fenton split headers so would be nice to have something plug and play.
Does anyone have experience with their interchangeability?
Thanks!
Trey Wilkins -------- 1950 Chevrolet 3100 Five Window1954 Chevrolet 4100 Dumptruck (Sold)1957 Chevrolet 6400 Dumptruck1966 Chevrolet K20 Longbed Fleetside1966 Chevrolet C60 Grain Truck (Sold)In the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Photobucket | | | | | Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) | | Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 | How do you define "drop in"?
As you noted, the length will be wrong and the hangers will have to be moved.
Can you make it work? Probably, with some shenanigans. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 40 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 40 | I’m mainly concerned about fitment from the headers to under the cab (frame clearance, etc). That’s the area I’d like to be “drop in” as I expect that’s where a lot of the labor is going to be if I go to a shop to custom fabricate it.
Once it gets under the bed and back, I’m ok with, and expect, to make modifications.
I should also clarify it’s coming out of a 3 speed in the column truck and mine will have a T5. Hoping the lack of shifting linkage on mine will also help.
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Trey Wilkins -------- 1950 Chevrolet 3100 Five Window1954 Chevrolet 4100 Dumptruck (Sold)1957 Chevrolet 6400 Dumptruck1966 Chevrolet K20 Longbed Fleetside1966 Chevrolet C60 Grain Truck (Sold)In the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Photobucket | | | | | Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 441 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 441 | Somewhere in those years there was a change in exhaust manifolds from straight down to an angle to clear the steering box. AD- task force era may have had other clearance differences. Any thing is possible
Larry
Old man᠁Old truck᠁neither one goes very fast. All you need in life is TIME, PATIENCE and MONEY.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) | | Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 | My TF has the 283, so I can't offer helpful feedback on when they changed the angle. | | |
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