<VV> I hate my corvairs exhaust install!

[corvairs]

Hey gang - should I tell him?  Lon

www.corvairunderground.com

Jason Morris wrote:

>I beginning to think that I would just drive my car without exhaust.
>
>This will be my third shot at trying to find an exhaust system that
>will fit my corvair.
>
>My first try fitting mufflers under this car, deducted 3 inches from
>my rear clearance, because the mufflers where to big to fit.
>
>My second attempt was at a local Midas shop.  I ask if they could make
>a custom exhaust that would fit.  The mechanic reassured me that he's
>worked on them before and that he could fit a set of Camaro mufflers
>on and give me back my clearance.  Well he did that (after 3 hours of
>work) but the mufflers where so close to the rear wheels and as luck
>would have it, he didn't remember me telling him a had the spare tire
>on the rear tire.  So because the mufflers where so close to the tire,
>there would be now way for me to put my full size tire back on.  After
>three hours of work the mechanic said screw it cut the new mufflers
>off and reinstalled the old mufflers.
>
><Stress level increasing.>
>
>At this point I decided to order the "trombone" exhaust from clarks
>for $250.  I figured if those didn't fit what would... right...
>
>Well they came in the mail today and after removing the old mufflers I
>discovered that this wasn't just a simple bolt up (like Clarks made it
>seem).  I had no where to mount the hangers and the mounting hardware
>that came with the mufflers was so long that I would have had to
>cut/grid them down to fit (I have no tools for that).  And as the sun
>light was fading I realized that I better get the old mufflers back on
>before it was too dark, so I could drive to work tomorrow.
>
>So the tomorrow (after work) I will be dropping this car off at
>another muffler shop and tell them to install these new mufflers from
>clarks.  And by god this better be fixed tomorrow or I'm going to
>start walking to work.
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