Chris,
My friend Ed Unkel has a car with that setup and frankly, it looks
ridiculous, even he agrees. The roadster is too small or the pipes are too
big to give a good visual balance.
Additionally, as I said before, you burn your legs getting in/out of the
car. It really is quite dangerous.
If anything have the pipe run through the frame and exit just before the
rear wheel as the race cars did. There was an AH 3000 owner who ran his
pipes like that but the pipes were no longer round and were squished from
lack of clearance.
But hey, give it a shot if you want - I know I was thinking about it too :)
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Dunn" <christopher-dunn@home.com>
To: "'datsunmike'" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; "'The Belgian Roadster'"
<chriss@euregio.net>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 1:34 AM
Subject: RE: exhaust over rear axle-stupid question???!!!
> actually what i had in mind was running a "glasspack" type muffler along
> side the car (the vette reference was dead-on). would it be too hard to
get
> the exhaust to run on the other side of the frame rail?
> Chris
> 66 1600
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: datsunmike [mailto:datsunmike@nyc.rr.com]
> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 3:52 PM
> To: Christopher Dunn; 'The Belgian Roadster';
> datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: exhaust over rear axle-stupid question???!!!
>
>
> If you can fit the muffler between the X frame it shouldn't be too hard to
> do. I thought about it and mentioned it to the muffler guy but he advised
> against it for a variety of reasons, the most important being that it
would
> be very loud so close to your head. As it is my car is loud to me with the
> exhaust being in the rear. Also the pipes offer very little clearance.
>
> A friend had a big block 65 Vette with side exhausts and it was loud, very
> loud and he constantly burned his legs on the pipes.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Dunn" <christopher-dunn@home.com>
> To: "'The Belgian Roadster'" <chriss@euregio.net>;
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 4:46 PM
> Subject: RE: exhaust over rear axle-stupid question???!!!
>
>
> > anybody ever thought of doing a custom side exhaust??.....Chris
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of The Belgian
> > Roadster
> > Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 1:23 AM
> > To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: exhaust over rear axle-stupid question???!!!
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I took a look at the rear of the body, which is not yet on the frame.
> > Then I realize that me question was useless, as the exhaust can only
> > bend over the axle between the frame and the shock because of the fuel
> > tank.
> > Will post some pictures of the custom exhaust as soon as finished
> > Chris-The Belgian Roadster
> > http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1424148&a=10670695&f=0
> >
> > -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
> > An: "The Belgian Roadster" <chriss@euregio.net>;
> > <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Gesendet: Samstag, 9. Juni 2001 20:23
> > Betreff: Re: exhaust over rear axle
> >
> >
> > > Chris,
> > >
> > > Mine goes between the frame and the shock.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "The Belgian Roadster" <chriss@euregio.net>
> > > To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 1:33 PM
> > > Subject: exhaust over rear axle
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > > The first thing a removed 09/00 starting my body off restoration,
> > was
> > > > the exhaust.
> > > > Now the restoration is as far that it is time for the custom
> > exhaust.
> > > > The 1 inch tube has been ovalized to pass the "X" now I wonder if
> > the
> > > > exhaust bend over the rear axle between the left frame & the shock
> > or
> > > > between the shock & the diff?
> > > > Chris-The Belgian Roadster
> > > > http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1424148&a=10670695&f=0
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