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#162058 - 01/15/10 09:40 AM
Aluminized Exhaust Vendor for 283 is Needed
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Registered: 12/25/01
Posts: 1217
Loc: Canton, OH
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Anyone have good success with a vendor who makes a stock looking aluminized exhaust system for a 283 Chevy?
I have called numerous local vendors and some catalog vendors. So far none sell original style aluminized small block exhaust systems.
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#189882 - 11/28/10 10:49 AM
Re: Aluminized Exhaust Vendor for 283 is Needed
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Shade Tree Mechanic
Registered: 05/13/10
Posts: 93
Loc: Wisconsin, USA
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Toolman, aluminum can be applied over uncoated steel by flame spraying or arc spraying. It is a process by which aluminum is melted into a fine mist and sprayed with air pressure, like a paint spray. I had it done to the exhaust system on my '36 pickup when I restored it in the early 70s and it still looks perfect today.
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#189909 - 11/28/10 05:36 PM
Re: Aluminized Exhaust Vendor for 283 is Needed
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Backyard Mechanic
Registered: 12/15/01
Posts: 276
Loc: Philadelphia, PA
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What about Shafer's?? I have been very pleased with several complete systems I have installed. Fit and finish was identical to the original. Now, I have also installed some Gardner systems. Excellent quality, but their mufflers sure do have a strange noise inside.... 
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#189913 - 11/28/10 05:57 PM
Re: Aluminized Exhaust Vendor for 283 is Needed
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Registered: 12/25/01
Posts: 1217
Loc: Canton, OH
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I had an aluminized exhaust system put on my 283. It was bent using the original cards that showed all of the bends, etc. The exhaust system fits like a glove and has all of the original bends in it. It was done by a local mechanic who works about 1 hour from my home. After all of my looking for an original system, I found a solution in my own back yard.
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Edited by the toolman (11/28/10 05:57 PM)
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