Re: Re: Duel's out the back for $73

From: Mark (Gilpin.MCKnospam@lycos.com)
Date: Mon Feb 18 2002 - 17:06:14 EST


Will do, I just have to take it to the car wash and get all the salt and
dirt off of it and snap a few pictures. I saved the links for your E-mail
and web site, which looks nice from the quick look I had. Well, off to work,
12hr night shift tonight :-(~

Mark

""Lora J. Knepper"" <DakotaRebel98@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:a4peup$ift$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
> Hey Mark,
>
> If you want, I can host some on mydodgedakota.com as a member project.
Just
> email me ( lora@mydodgedakota.com ) off list and let me know if you want
to,
> and how and all that jazz. :o)
>
> ~ lora
>
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> Editor AIM: Rebel39SPT
> Email: lora@mydodgedakota.com
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> www.mydodgedakota.com
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>
> 'Rebel' - 1998 Dakota Sport, RC, Deep Amethyst, 2WD, 3.9L V6
> Flowmaster Dual Exhaust, Mopar Bed Rails and Light Bar, KC
> OffRoad Lights, Drop-In Liner, Custom Decals, Tinted Rear Window
> Kenwood 10-CD Changer, CB Radio
>
>
>
> ""Mark"" <Gilpin.MCKnospam@lycos.com> wrote in message
> news:a4kih8$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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