 Any ideas on how to re-create this tail pipe baffle? |
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| Scott S |
 Mar 12 2012, 04:41 PM
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Hi All -
Per the attached pic, anyone have any ideas on how to recreate the baffle shown inside this GT tail pipe?  I guess I could make a few very small stand offs on the outside of some perferated pipe, then drill some holes and plug weld it from the outside of the tail pipe. Getting the lip clean will not be fun... Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| SirAndy |
Mar 12 2012, 04:50 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,636 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Scott S @ Mar 12 2012, 03:41 PM)  Hi All - Per the attached pic, anyone have any ideas on how to recreate the baffle shown inside this GT tail pipe? I guess I could make a few very small stand offs on the outside of some perferated pipe, then drill some holes and plug weld it from the outside of the tail pipe. Getting the lip clean will not be fun... Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Older Beetle tailpipes have a similar insert. Not sure of the diameter on those, but there are also aftermarket pipes for the beetle that are larger with the same style insert. Useless trivia: That oh so familiar high pitch "whining" sound you hear from a old beetle exhaust comes from those inserts! They work themselves lose over time and start to rotate and vibrate in the pipes causing the whiny noise. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) |
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| McMark |
Mar 12 2012, 05:52 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
I suspect that those are press fit installed.
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| SirAndy |
Mar 12 2012, 06:12 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,636 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(McMark @ Mar 12 2012, 04:52 PM) I suspect that those are press fit installed. You are correct ... Which is part of the reason they come lose over time ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| wingnut86 |
Mar 12 2012, 06:52 PM
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...boola la boo boola boo... Group: Members Posts: 1,053 Joined: 22-April 10 From: South Carolina Member No.: 11,645 Region Association: South East States |
$30 cheese grater from Kohls. Strip the stainless grate away from the frame and handle. Weld the 2 long ends together and tap sown an old wooden bat to straighten the piece and clean the bats surface;-)
Weld the end cap of an aluminum coke can to one end and drill out the excess center. Jam the baffle into the pipe, tack weld and go. The shit we used to do in 70's seemed so cool, and almost as legal (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) |
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| jmill |
Mar 12 2012, 07:19 PM
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So in the 70's you could weld aluminum to stainless? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif)
I did see some guy at the local wood show gas welding up holes in aluminum cans but even he had a different rod for steel. |
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| wingnut86 |
Mar 13 2012, 10:23 AM
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...boola la boo boola boo... Group: Members Posts: 1,053 Joined: 22-April 10 From: South Carolina Member No.: 11,645 Region Association: South East States |
In the 70's, the cans weren't aluminum (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| 7TPorsh |
Mar 13 2012, 11:53 AM
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7T Porsh Group: Members Posts: 2,691 Joined: 27-March 06 From: Glendale Ca Member No.: 5,782 Region Association: Southern California 
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Tailpipes on a Ford Flex look similar,
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| r_towle |
Mar 13 2012, 01:07 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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a small hole punch and alot of patience.
rich |
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