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quabbinman · 07-11-2011, 01:53 PM

Can I use my stock headers for dual exhausts,is there a kit to get around the underseat battery box??...apppreciate any input...Thanks

G.M. · 07-11-2011, 09:48 PM

Here's a couple options. One is in a 34 and the other in a 35. G.M.

quabbinman · 07-13-2011, 07:24 AM

Thanks for the pics,are the boxes custom made???...Ken

G.M. · 07-13-2011, 07:57 AM

Yes I made 6 or 8 for my own use only, I don't sell them. G.M.

JM 35 Sedan · 07-13-2011, 04:34 PM

I'm at the EFV8C/A eastern national meet in Saratoga Springs. I saw a '36 coupe on the show field, Touring A Class, with an Optima battery mounted in the engine compartment like G.M. is showing in his pictures. The owner used a military ammunition box to make his battery box. It made a very nice looking box for an Optima 6V red top battery.

Woodie UK · 07-15-2011, 11:26 AM

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Just had a custom-made stainless steel dual system for my '36 woodie here in jolly old England.

Got a great pair of Smithy mufflers too.

Used a specialist exhaust shop that normally only build exhausts for race cars. Tried a pair of RHD Red's headers which were nicely made but the right side header didn’t clear the RHD steering box, so had the whole lot, including the headers made our of 2 inch stainless.

The right pipe (my battery is on the right side under the driver’s feet) just cleared the outside of the battery box. I had quite a small battery anyway, but I made up a heat shield out of thick aluminum and a 6x6 sheet of asbestos I had sitting on a shelf in the shed. I even wrapped the part of the exhaust pipe running near the batter in a heat wrap...

Works a treat and those smithy mufflers sound just great!

Colin

B-O-B · 07-16-2011, 09:42 AM

I have the battery in the passenger side of the trunk in a marine/boat battery box in the 34. Works great as I don't use the rumble seat anyway. The box has a lid held on by a strap that also holds the box in place.

Chris Nelson · 07-16-2011, 11:07 AM

I put my battery in a marine battery box behind the passenger seat, with a strap that is bolted through the floor. I ran the cables through the floor using heavy grommets to protect the cables. I made "W" shaped S.S clamps to bolt the cables to the underside of the floor.

G.M. · 07-17-2011, 08:03 AM

The shorter the cables the better. 2/0 short cables work best for full cranking power on 6 volts. G.M.

07-11-2011, 01:53 PM	#1
quabbinman Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: E.Brookfield,Ma/Homosassa,Fl. Posts: 30	Dual exhaust for a 36 slant Can I use my stock headers for dual exhausts,is there a kit to get around the underseat battery box??...apppreciate any input...Thanks

07-13-2011, 07:24 AM	#3
quabbinman Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: E.Brookfield,Ma/Homosassa,Fl. Posts: 30	Re: Dual exhaust for a 36 slant Thanks for the pics,are the boxes custom made???...Ken

07-13-2011, 07:57 AM	#4
G.M. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida and Penna. Posts: 4,471	Re: Dual exhaust for a 36 slant Yes I made 6 or 8 for my own use only, I don't sell them. G.M. __________________ www.fordcollector.com

07-13-2011, 04:34 PM	#5
JM 35 Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near Rising Sun, Maryland Posts: 10,858	Re: Dual exhaust for a 36 slant I'm at the EFV8C/A eastern national meet in Saratoga Springs. I saw a '36 coupe on the show field, Touring A Class, with an Optima battery mounted in the engine compartment like G.M. is showing in his pictures. The owner used a military ammunition box to make his battery box. It made a very nice looking box for an Optima 6V red top battery. __________________ *John* *"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts". Albert Einstein*

07-15-2011, 11:26 AM	#6
Woodie UK Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 91	Re: Dual exhaust for a 36 slant Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Just had a custom-made stainless steel dual system for my '36 woodie here in jolly old England. Got a great pair of Smithy mufflers too. Used a specialist exhaust shop that normally only build exhausts for race cars. Tried a pair of RHD Red's headers which were nicely made but the right side header didn’t clear the RHD steering box, so had the whole lot, including the headers made our of 2 inch stainless. The right pipe (my battery is on the right side under the driver’s feet) just cleared the outside of the battery box. I had quite a small battery anyway, but I made up a heat shield out of thick aluminum and a 6x6 sheet of asbestos I had sitting on a shelf in the shed. I even wrapped the part of the exhaust pipe running near the batter in a heat wrap... Works a treat and those smithy mufflers sound just great! Colin

07-16-2011, 09:42 AM	#7
B-O-B Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ft Mohave,Az Posts: 1,987	Re: Dual exhaust for a 36 slant I have the battery in the passenger side of the trunk in a marine/boat battery box in the 34. Works great as I don't use the rumble seat anyway. The box has a lid held on by a strap that also holds the box in place.

07-16-2011, 11:07 AM	#8
Chris Nelson Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Poulsbo, WA. Posts: 356	Re: Dual exhaust for a 36 slant I put my battery in a marine battery box behind the passenger seat, with a strap that is bolted through the floor. I ran the cables through the floor using heavy grommets to protect the cables. I made "W" shaped S.S clamps to bolt the cables to the underside of the floor.

07-17-2011, 08:03 AM	#9
G.M. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida and Penna. Posts: 4,471	Re: Dual exhaust for a 36 slant The shorter the cables the better. 2/0 short cables work best for full cranking power on 6 volts. G.M. __________________ www.fordcollector.com