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Old 06-20-2007, 12:42 AM   #1
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Exhaust clearance solution!

Ran across this on Ebay on a 72 that was for sale. Creative way to protect exhaust or create sparks! Think there's a market for these!!! LOL!
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Old 06-20-2007, 12:46 AM   #2
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Re: Exhaust clearance solution!

Looks more like a ski from a snowmobile to me. That thing is sitting pretty low for being a static drop.
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Old 06-20-2007, 09:57 AM   #3
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Re: Exhaust clearance solution!

Maybe he's one of those ice truck drivers. Easier to replace than a crushed exhaust pipe I guess.
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Old 06-20-2007, 10:08 AM   #4
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Re: Exhaust clearance solution!

That's a pretty good idea....gotta be cheaper to repair/replace that than the exhaust..... And it looks like it worked from the dent in the upper skid....
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Old 06-20-2007, 07:24 PM   #5
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Re: Exhaust clearance solution!

Or you could just get something that fits right in the first place
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Old 06-20-2007, 07:51 PM   #6
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Why would anybody do that ???




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Old 06-21-2007, 12:13 AM   #7
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Re: Exhaust clearance solution!

The scrapping sound will still sound sick! That's why I'M ditching my HeadMan Headers and going to install a set of headers from EC. They make a set of headers for our trucks 67-72. These headers fit and are desgned for lowered trucks to prevent this very problem.

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This is not about cost it's about doing it right. The last thing this guy needs is more stuff hanging even lower then his pipes are now. IMHO.
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Old 06-21-2007, 02:51 AM   #8
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Looks like it would jar your teeth when it hits the ground..
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Old 06-21-2007, 10:53 AM   #9
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Ya know, if it came to that, I think I'd just raise the truck back up a little, LOL!
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Old 06-21-2007, 11:10 AM   #10
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A good bottoming out would now crunch the frame rather than the exhaust
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Old 06-21-2007, 11:18 AM   #11
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I'd be paranoid about it hanging on something
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Old 06-21-2007, 12:45 PM   #12
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Re: Exhaust clearance solution!

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The scrapping sound will still sound sick! That's why I'M ditching my HeadMan Headers and going to install a set of headers from EC. They make a set of headers for our trucks 67-72. These headers fit and are desgned for lowered trucks to prevent this very problem.

esll,

This is not about cost it's about doing it right. The last thing this guy needs is more stuff hanging even lower then his pipes are now. IMHO.
Do you have a part #
My truck sits low and I don't like having to look at the exhaust system hanging below the frame.
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Old 06-22-2007, 07:20 AM   #13
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A good bottoming out would now crunch the frame rather than the exhaust
Exactly my thought.Low is cool.Too low is stupid.I`ve never had an exhaust that hung below the frame or suspension.
I just had a vision of a truck stuck on a speed bump burning rubber,forward and reverse,and going nowhere.Badass motor,badass truck sittin`and smokin`going nowhere.
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