what is the best aftermarket exaust manifold? i had my stock one welded because it had a crack in it and 100 miles later its leaking again.

If you don't need to smog it run headers. I am running the smog legal headers from Downey because replacement exhaust manifolds were freakin expensive. Or if you feel really adventurous build your own headers.:D

Originally posted by Sloan
If you don't need to smog it run headers. I am running the smog legal headers from Downey because replacement exhaust manifolds were freakin expensive. Or if you feel really adventurous build your own headers.:D

This is what happend when I got a little bit adventurous a few years back :D
It's made of 321 stainless and there are 21 separate pieces of tubing that I cut and tig welded together to reach the muffler.

those headers are umm... interesting. how hard are they to make. i was looking for headers and tpi has the cheapest ones. are they any good? what is the best header that is affordable to a 15 year old

Right on MetalMender, i like your style man! :smokin: tig on stainless is fun huh? i had to do some work on the same type of stuff for a job i was going to get last summer at a place that makes cat systems for mineing equipment, but they didnt get a contract they were hoping to and cause of that, well, i didnt get the job:( you have pics of the headers themselves? Matt :rasta:

WIth the ammount of labor that went into fabbing that exhaust, you would have to cry if they got bashed on a rock!!!!
You've got some serious skills MetalMender!!!:skull:

um I think they call that obsessive compulsive.:D Nice work.

Originally posted by Fixxxxer66
Right on MetalMender, i like your style man! :smokin: tig on stainless is fun huh? i had to do some work on the same type of stuff for a job i was going to get last summer at a place that makes cat systems for mineing equipment, but they didnt get a contract they were hoping to and cause of that, well, i didnt get the job:( you have pics of the headers themselves? Matt :rasta:
I work in an aircraft modification shop http://www.onaircraft.com/
and do stuff like that everyday :D
From doing prototype work, and the exhaust stacks and engine mounts on our turbine 210 conversions to auxillary fuel tanks for a few cessna models I tend to bring some of that thinking to my cruisers as well.

I did not make the headers just the tube from the headers to the flowmaster,I believe I got the headers from downey but that was about 8 years ago.
rich

Originally posted by ranger
WIth the ammount of labor that went into fabbing that exhaust, you would have to cry if they got bashed on a rock!!!!
You've got some serious skills MetalMender!!!:skull:

They are on my 66 which doesn't see any trail action anymore as it turned into a mall poseur when the 77 was built :(
I just use it in the summertime as a DD when the rain isn't falling too hard and it's also a great chick magnet :smokin:
rich

Got any full pics of the red cruiser there my brother???

Hey I have a good exhust manifold if you want it I will sell it for cheep...Email me back if you want it

Man Metal Bender! You ruined my chance to trash talk! I was gonna post this quote ---WIth the ammount of labor that went into fabbing that exhaust, you would have to cry if they got bashed on a rock!!!!

Then reply "you'd have to first take it off the pavement for that to happen" ;) Oh well, perhaps next time.............

Jeff

Got any full pics of the red cruiser there my brother???

Here is one at a local wheeling spot sorry not a good pic but I will get some better ones tomorrow.

Originally posted by dog walker
Man Metal Bender! You ruined my chance to trash talk! I was gonna post this quote ---

Then reply "you'd have to first take it off the pavement for that to happen" ;) Oh well, perhaps next time.............

Jeff
Sorry about that :D
It is sad that it doesn't get to play any more but then it sure is neat to be able to have it as a DD and summertime cruising rig.
Everybody should have couple cruisers shouldn't they ??
rich

It's really not that sad, I used to have a really nice fj40 that I built just for summer time drives and such since my trail rig prety much became un-streetable. But I ended up having to sell it.:mad:

Jeff,
Is that a :rainbow: ribbon on the back of your rig or I am still halucinating from the lesbian influx of last evenings wedding I witnessed?

Just kidding!

Looks killer!

Originally posted by Sloan
Got any full pics of the red cruiser there my brother???
I just pulled out of the garage and took these pics.

And another

that is an absolute credit to ya

that looks unreal!!!

i like the blue chassis, well, i like the whole lot, but yeah, so give it to me!! :p (ill pay freight) :D

was that on truckworld online or something? :confused:

it looks familiar!!

Originally posted by bj42
was that on truckworld online or something? :confused:

it looks familiar!!
Yes it is !!!
A bunch of us go to the 4wheel summer jamboree in bloomsburg Pa. and the year after I did the frame off the magazine dudes came up and ask to take pics for the mag and truckworld and I was like HELL YEA !! I couldn't belive they wanted pics of my cruiser:D

rich