Am I insane?

JeffstrsGremlinX wrote: None of the Vettes had big blocks??? Tons had big blocks! Not arguing here, at all. A little tongue in cheek humor,that's all. After all, I really thought you were kidding. And I found what you're looking for. Easy-peasy. Wanna seesie? A custom, one-off '78 Vette with pipes out the fender. Right here-

Ha! I know vettes had bought blocked, just the pipes I tried to point out as existing were not mounted on big blocks.

Could not tell how close the exhaust setup was to the car shown in the movie, due to wee screen and not still frame shots. Did a search the net of the vette and posted the images below. Close but not like what was done back in my years in Cali. Maybe that car started a wee short lived trend with mods to have vent ported pipes.

Now peeps can visualise the look I am thinking of doing.

Thanks!






Edited by 304-dude - Aug/22/2017 at 3:18am

Interesting, I like it.

What kind of car are you thinking of doingvthis to. Those on the corvette looks pretty sweet. Something different.

I haven't seen your thread butvi will look. I Remer that movie. Just a kid then. I knew tv and movies were fake butt still back then I couldn't wrap my mind around Luke Skywalker in a Corvette. Those pipesvwould look good on alot of cars.

kalve wrote: Well like they say about AMC is All Makes Combined. An insane yea when has somebody into cars have not been called crazy at one point or another. Sounds like a good idea on those pipes something different for sure.

I originally had no plans on doing the pipes like that, until I got heavily into the suspension mods and the lowering it created. The clearance for what I planned originally was not good enough for headers. Will probably have a custom oil pan done and some trimming of the transmission around the flexplate bottom, to make room for a steel skit plate. Roads are harsh here.

Long ago when I started stripping the body, I saw how the vent hole was shaped like a fender vent on formula firebird and vette. Then the idea came as an easier option to work around the clearances without frame modding or hard work to remove headers for maintenance.

If there is enough clearance with my brake system setup, the headers should be as easy to install or remove as stock manifolds.

Long before I got my first car, which was an AMC, my engine instructor said, "an engine or car does not know what make it is nor cares." Meaning as long as the part fits, and does the job reliably, the part can be aftermarket, original, or from other manufacturer. I found It so true with my 1st Javelin, and that truth has been expanded a bit wider than what one would think about. In a small way i am glad to find newer cars are still made pretty much the same. As if they were not, I would not be here with my modification thread.

To me a lot of new and improved talk by manufacturers through the years, yet the only real improvements are now with engine life, performance, steering and breaking. Everything else is electronic gizmos and safety features, like the wall is about to be hit for any other improvements for today's cars. The next move is computerised hydraulic suspensions, electric motorised wheels, and super batteries, with a mess of electronics for operation, safety and conveniences.





Edited by 304-dude - Nov/24/2017 at 11:25am