Yesterday Was Classic Car Day How Did You Spend It?????

[cr8crshr]

So I wound up taking my 66 Plymouth Satellite out to have the exhaust tweaked by my exhaust shop. I did this because there was an awful lot of noise and rattling taking place as I sat at idle and while motoring. The exhaust was...it has been changed after yesterday...a TTI setup from Manifolds to the rear that I acquired back in 2006 slightly used. It is for a 66 B Body so I know I got the correct set up or did I. Between my Crew Chiefs...69a100... and my engineering skills, we had a hell of a time getting things to mate up. But after repeated trials, we finally got it hooked up and looking actually pretty good for a couple of DIY/Shade Tree wrench'ers. Other than the noise caused by rattles, etc. it really sounded and acted really good. But that rattle and noise would drive even the cool, calm and collected R/C:headbang: to loose it. So off I went to my exhaust shop to have them see if they could tweak this and that to get it quieted down. Well turns out that the Head Pipe on the right/passenger side was mandrel bent too upwards and was causing the H Pipe and all to bang and rub against the cross member. After some heat and torquing, he got it to where it matched the driver's side but there was still some more that needed attending to. The muffle hangers were cock eyed and not straight, the over axle bend was sitting on both shocks. The tips were not aligned straight and over all was just a plain crap job. And here I thought that we had done a pretty darn good job of it after having the car on Jack Stands and rigging the exhaust up on our backs. Wrong!!!!!!!! We should have had the car on a drive on lift in the first place...remember now we are just a couple of Shade Tree guys that DIY and try to save a buck or two whenever we can...which is the correct way to install most exhaust systems. Exhaust needs to be installed as the car stands on all fours so as to get the plumbing and alignment done correctly. So after a consultation with the bank account I had the exhaust shop fix what needed to be fixed, and signed the work order.They said the job would be done around 4:00 that afternoon...it was about 12:30 at the time and to come back.

So off we went in 69-a100's 1966 Chrysler 300 for a cruise and to head out to one of our local produce stands for some fresh fruit and the best Salsa Chips on the Planet. Cruised around the back roads and observed all the Agri-Business being done here in the Sacramento Valley and the ranch/Farming areas we have here just 5 minutes out of town. Truly blessed that we have such a great climate for growing and producing food here despite the severe drought CA is experiencing. If we are prudent we can get through this drought but it must be that we watch our H2O usage. I do at the house as my lawn is now dormant and brown but my Vegetable Gardening is watered each day and producing some nice results. In fact fresh corn on the cob tonight with my dinner.

So now 4:00 comes around and back to the shop we head. Well I am here to tell you that the custom work to fix the exhaust and get it plumbed correctly turned out to be just fantastic!!!!:headbang::headbang:From the mufflers back it is all new rigging and hangers. The shop was even able to re-cycle some of the 2 1/2 inch TTI pipes and incorporate in to his work. Just a sweet custom job. Clean, Tight, and really looking and sounding just great. I am a big fan of the turn down look on these muscle cars and even though a lot of the 66 and 67 B Body's had the flat exhaust tips, I went with chrome turn downs and the rear end look is beautiful. Cost for the work and parts was a cool 290.00 Somalians.

Left the shop and took a short cruise around town after that. Got some great thumbs up and I am liking how it is sounding every minute. Where I goofed up is after I got home I completely forget to get some pics for you all to see the work. Just too excited I guess...:blob1::blob1::blob1::blob1::blob1: Next stop next week is the tranny shop for a check up of the re-build and to adjust some of the shift points, etc. But finally after 8 long years, my 66 Plymouth Satellite is now seeing more of the road which is now starting to become fun again.

So that is how I spent "National Collector Car Day". Anyone else care to share their day...cr8crshr/Tuck:blob1::blob1::blob1::blob1::blob1::blob1::blob1:

 

[steve from staten island]

When you have a stock exhaust system and are doing it from the manifold back with everything new its usually not to bad. A custom system were you might have to tweak a pipe here and there can be difficult doing it yourself on your back

 

[Dako]

cr8crshr,

For future reference, you don't need a drive on lift on the next install...simply jack the differential up by the center until you start to lift off the rear frame rails, then relieve enough pressure to get it back on the stands. This gets the back end up along with the axle at ride height. Glad you got it all worked out though.

As for my `66?...I drove it on Friday!

 

[milit73]

Sounds like you are finally having some fun with your car!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[sleepar]

Helped the guy working for satellite remove a stubborn windshield in the yard and got paid in a roll of mafia wire and a refresher course when I get around to remove and install my leaking windshield gasket from around my factory tinted glass... not blue or green but neer limo tint that was custom ordered by the fueneral parlor who originally bought the car in 67 .... the back glass is one or two of a kind.. 4 door coronet 440...

It's been raining and hot and I have not worked on the car in a about a month.. I left to with headders wedged and tweaked with a screw Jack and wood bent where I like them and have taken a vacation from it.... I too am on my back but it's just me only I also can't stand rattles and noises... other than the stereo and exhaust burble. I use wood wedges and work my way back and run the car a few times till the wood gets charred till and I can pull it out to keep the pipes in place and to not stress the hangers.... some places I will use clamps and then weld around the pipe and remove the clamps except where it's necessary to remove the system.... I like to make my own hangers out of and old tire and angle iron laying around.... it acts like a sub frame if you use motor mounts as insulators with rollcage tubing....

 

[steve from staten island]

Mafia wire????????

 

[sleepar]

Mafia wire????????

I shouldn't have to explain what mafia wire is to someone from Staten island...LOL you wrap it around two pieces of wooden dowels for handles and cut out a windshield gasket... Or some 'scutuch's pinky finger who gets caught stealing...

 

[69a100]

I like the "consultation with the bank account" line! It's kinda funny, he did get this slightly used TTI system, that's not the problem. The problem is that TTI has no instructions on how to install this system. All they say is start from the rear and work forward, WTF is up with that?? I think the guy sold the system because after install they had the same problems cr8crshr was having? This was my/our first experience with TTI products, I am NOT impressed at all with TTI's QC one bit, if that's the problem here. As said, I sucked up some gas in the 300 when all I was going to do was hang in the driveway and do some detailing/cleaning on the 300. It's all good! The other Tuck!

 

[cr8crshr]

I like the "consultation with the bank account" line! It's kinda funny, he did get this slightly used TTI system, that's not the problem. The problem is that TTI has no instructions on how to install this system. All they say is start from the rear and work forward, WTF is up with that?? I think the guy sold the system because after install they had the same problems cr8crshr was having? This was my/our first experience with TTI products, I am NOT impressed at all with TTI's QC one bit, if that's the problem here. As said, I sucked up some gas in the 300 when all I was going to do was hang in the driveway and do some detailing/cleaning on the 300. It's all good! The other Tuck!

Yes it was and Thanks for spending time with me. I know you are starting to dig this car as much as I am. Especially after all the work you have put in too. Looking forward to hitting some cruises now starting in the next few weeks. As for the TTI offerings...

I can only say that like you I am not impressed with their offerings. Headers are one thing but the rest of their systems has left me cold. Why even the head pipes from the manifolds had to be tweaked and re-set. That is really a lame offering IMHO. But you get what you pay for so I guess in the end I would have had to spend as much as I now have on the exhaust even though I got the set up for a really good price....cr8crshr/Tuck

 

[Budnicks]

Glad you got her handled...
Good to see your finally being able to enjoy her now too,
now go have some fun driving & cruising with her...