Re: Duel's out the back for $73

From: Lora J. Knepper (DakotaRebel98@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Feb 17 2002 - 18:38:54 EST


Hey Mark,

If you want, I can host some on mydodgedakota.com as a member project. Just
email me ( lora@mydodgedakota.com ) off list and let me know if you want to,
and how and all that jazz. :o)

~ lora

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Lora J. Knepper
Editor AIM: Rebel39SPT
Email: lora@mydodgedakota.com
www.geocities.com/DakotaRebel98
www.mydodgedakota.com
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'Rebel' - 1998 Dakota Sport, RC, Deep Amethyst, 2WD, 3.9L V6
Flowmaster Dual Exhaust, Mopar Bed Rails and Light Bar, KC
OffRoad Lights, Drop-In Liner, Custom Decals, Tinted Rear Window
Kenwood 10-CD Changer, CB Radio

""Mark"" <Gilpin.MCKnospam@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:a4kih8$kec$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
> I'm not sure if any of you have done this before, but I thought I'd put it
> up as food for thought. I was looking around at Home Depot yesterday, and
> noticed the EMT (electrical mechanical tubing) conduit. The 2" tubing is
> actually 2.1" ID, .069" wall and triple galvanize coated. 10 ft section =
> $7.47. Also, 90 deg bends, as close to mandrel bent as you can get, no
> kinks, no loss of ID, bent on a 10 inch radius = $6.37 ea. Bought 6 ea. of
> the 90 deg bends and one 10 ft section, then stopped and picked up 3
> clamps, 2 hangers and an 18" piece of 2.5"pipe Grand total = $72.87. Went
> home and removed everything from the cat back and started sectioning the
> bends and MIG welding them together. It took about 7 hours including
> removing the old system, but now I have a rock solid duel outlet system.
It
> is not easy by any means, but if you have decent fabrication skills and a
> MIG welder (a porta-band saw is a big help also) you can do this. If any
one
> wants to host a few pictures so others can look at it, I'll snap a few and
> mail them. By the way, there is no muffler on it right now, that's what
the
> 18" piece of 2.5" pipe was for. It actually sounds quite good, the Cat
takes
> allot of the noise off of it, but I'm still gonna pick something up in a
> little while to put on it.
>
> Mark Gilpin
> 98 5.2 4X4
>
>



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