Am I insane?

Sorry I made a booboo. Fixed now!

You all should see the image of the cowl box opened up for routing exhaust pipes.

RSX 401 wrote: When it comes to our AMC's others may imply that we ALL suffer from insanity. However, if you're like me, we don't suffer from insanity..........we enjoy it.   I like your idea. It shows you're thinking outside of the box.

Ha! Yep, insanity can be relative. I always have been a bit outside the box. Sometimes it's a mix of practicality and the impractical. If it works out I'd be very happy... and probably have peeps asking me... Are those side pipes real?

I got the idea once I removed the kick panel to see the vent shape. Looks like a near perfect shape to use for side pipe exit. Then after my pedals mod, I realised I can shift things around so I don't roast my left foot.

Having the idea to create 1" more space between suspension hump and engine per side, should allow clearance for custom pipes to snake into position at the fire wall and cowl section.

I could not keep quiet about this idea as I have progressed far enough to see some light at the end of the tunnel. Though, I never put all my chicks in the basket, even when I am just a foot away from exit.

Just needed some body to slap me and wake me up, so to speak. Seems too simple, but that is how I go at times.

Thanks! I should have made a poll. Seems like two of us believe insanity works. Ha!

Edited by 304-dude - Aug/20/2017 at 4:31pm

Sonic Silver wrote: Corvette  header/side pipes came out under the chassis of C3 Corvettes, not through the body or fender.

I will search the net for the pipes I am use to seeing in California back in the 70s. They looked like modified C3 pipes but exited 74 to 83 fender vents.

Maybe they were for looks but I swear at least one was functional.

Mopar_guy wrote: Sonic Silver wrote: Corvette  header/side pipes came out under the chassis of C3 Corvettes, not through the body or fender. Yep, that's correct. Why would you want to eat up footwell space with the exhaust? Let alone bring that heat inside the passenger compartment. Plus the height of the side pipe wouldn't let the door open. Doesn't make cense to me.

They drop down to side pipe level.

Having enough air being pushed through the cowl should cool enough, plus heat wrap.

Back in the 80s I had real asbestos sheets for wall protection on large cast iron stoves. That would do a cracking job. Ha!

I could not find images, but contacted my mom, as we had a 65 roadster fuelie and a 74 roadster. She reminded me about the side pipes. I was wrong on the years.

Seems like the ones sporting the odd side pipe header are 70 to 72 Corvettes. The vent grill is deleted with a custom kit. Seen one in Monterey back in 83, and the other two in the bay area between 78 and 90. Maybe them kits are rare or shop specific. But they are 70s cool.

I swear I saw a late C3 with them as well, but I am not much into vettes.

Yep my mom was a lead footed mad woman with sporty cars.

So far the scales are weighing heavily on no!


Edited by 304-dude - Aug/20/2017 at 8:16pm

Sonic Silver wrote: 304-dude wrote: Mopar_guy wrote: Sonic Silver wrote: Corvette  header/side pipes came out under the chassis of C3 Corvettes, not through the body or fender. Yep, that's correct. Why would you want to eat up footwell space with the exhaust? Let alone bring that heat inside the passenger compartment. Plus the height of the side pipe wouldn't let the door open. Doesn't make cense to me. They drop down to side pipe level. Having enough air being pushed through the cowl should cool enough, plus heat wrap. Back in the 80s I had real asbestos sheets for wall protection on large cast iron stoves. That would do a cracking job. Ha! I could not find images, but contacted my mom, as we had a 65 roadster fuelie and a 74 roadster. She reminded me about the side pipes. I was wrong on the years. Seems like the ones sporting the odd side pipe header are 70 to 72 Corvettes. The vent grill is deleted with a custom kit. Seen one in Monterey back in 83, and the other two in the bay area between 78 and 90. Maybe them kits are rare or shop specific. But they are 70s cool. I swear I saw a late C3 with them as well, but I am not much into vettes. Yep my mom was a lead footed mad woman with sporty cars. So far the scales are weighing heavily on no! I am into Corvettes, and that's a new one on me.

Wow, I wish I could find a picture on line... I bet being a niche Northern Cali shop mod, it probably is rare now. Sort of reminds me of Barris builds one off, but I am not insane stating that I seen them.

I would not have had the thought of using the vent hole if I did not know of such vette side pipe option through the vent.

Maybe Dennis in So Cal, may have noticed some odd vette pipes to verify. If anything that area would have had vettes with such an option.