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Posted by: rfinegan Mar 28 2013, 11:12 AM

I talked to Dave over at Triad West Performance the other day and my new muffler will be on its way for West coast to East coast So I thought I would take a few minutes to prepare for its arrival

Here is the old Monza begging to be removed. Note the valence has been pushed up and rolled to make clearance for the 4 tips


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Posted by: rfinegan Mar 28 2013, 11:15 AM

pics of the valance


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Posted by: rfinegan Mar 28 2013, 11:18 AM

removed the Monza and made template for right side



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Posted by: rfinegan Mar 28 2013, 11:22 AM

With the list of power tools available to cut the space for the right tail pipe, plain old tin snips worked the best. I cut 1/2 inch from the line to leave room for the rolled lip. I rolled the edge with pliers and hammered it smooth. No grinding or filing needed



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Posted by: rfinegan Mar 28 2013, 11:24 AM

some more



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Posted by: rfinegan Mar 28 2013, 11:27 AM

ready for Dave's shipment.

I may find the time to sand and paint the rear valence but for now.....

-Robert



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Posted by: rhodyguy Mar 28 2013, 12:37 PM

i didn't know dave was now making exhausts for the 75-76 heat exchangers.

k

Posted by: rfinegan Mar 28 2013, 03:23 PM

Yes, else I got a little more work to do before it gets here

Posted by: ppccivilian Apr 5 2013, 05:41 AM

here are a few pics of the new triad muffler from Dave @ triadwest performance. Everything was packaged well and professionally and made the trip from coast to coast without issue ( evan a day early) Thanks for the extra effort Dave. Intallation only took 30 to 45 min. I triad (pun intended)to stretch the fun longer but it was a simple bolt on...


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Posted by: ppccivilian Apr 5 2013, 05:43 AM

here is another pic and some links to video on youtube.


http://youtu.be/1lEXBFrMIL8


http://youtu.be/9O8cErJt1hE

http://youtu.be/cnhe2hJp0pA


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Posted by: audio_file Apr 5 2013, 06:20 AM

Looks good, great job on the valance!

Posted by: Kaduku Apr 5 2013, 06:31 AM

Thanks for posting those videos. I recently installed OEM mufflers which are fine and quiet, but I now wished I would have gotten a Triad, because of your videos. Your car sounds great!

Posted by: JmuRiz Apr 5 2013, 10:11 AM

The 2nd and 3rd vids are how I remember my car sounding...good stuff.