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Old 10-16-2020, 05:54 PM   #7
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Default Re: Tips On Installing Stock Exhaust Pipes

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Originally Posted by billybronco1 View Post
I suppose you can't be 100% of anything but I bought them as NOS from 3rd Gen and they still had the old ford tags on them. I got them in I had to heat up and straighten the big pipe. Yes, I realize that red muffler is not stock style, that was what was on it when I bought it, I think I can make it all work. I suppose in a perfect world the pipes should not be rubbing against the frame but that seems impossible to accomplish here.
If Mike (3rd gen) said they are NOS - they are NOS.

I asked about the NOS as many repop pipes are super poor quality.
That front pipe has a tight fit against the frame in one or two places typically.
That's why on nearly every car I have restored, the frame has been hacked out in or two places.
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