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.

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.

corvette central(has a website) sells aluminized exhaust systems if your 283 is in a 57-61 corvette. they bend their own pipes as does mike yeager at mid-america corvettes(also has website). give then a call if your in need of pass car systems--they may have them. good luck,mike

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....

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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