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Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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| | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 738 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 738 | just got my new, stock, exhast plumbed and installed on my '61. man, what a difference. that thing purrs like a kitten now, gone are the days of roaring around like a tractor on the loose. that little 235 idles like glass and now sounds like a good vehicle again. thanks for the posts relating to my exhaust questions. i am so happy with this little truck, i am gonna have to post pictures soon so you guys can have a look. doesn't look much better but i am almost done fixing mechanical stuff, and then the body! thanks again.
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - George S. Patton My Machine | | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 72 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 72 | Wish I could hear your sound! Tell me what u ended up doing as I too have to do the same thing!
49' Chev, 3808 platform
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 738 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 738 | uh...all i did was redo it in stock form. stock exhaust manifold, 2" pipe, stock style muffler, single pipe all the way through, exiting behind the driverside back tire. not a lot of sound to it, but that is what i was going for. it is 100 percent better than it used to be. the old truck is slowly starting to shape up, and it makes me feel good to see it slowly returning to roadworthiness.
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - George S. Patton My Machine | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 45 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 45 | Fort Knox,
That's my next project for my 292-equipped '65. I'm going stock manifold and exhaust system on mine, too. So I'm really glad to hear your's worked out so well.
Where did you get your exhaust system from?
Any trouble putting it together?
Art | | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | I had new single exhaust put on my 64 complete w/long muffler, real quiet now I can sneak up on folks. I had a local guy do mine for $100. Brian | | |
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