This is a sweet looking shovel

 

Wrapped the exhaust for the shovel today. I picked up a Paughco 2 into 1 for the Wide Glide and thought I would run just a fishtail tip rather than a muffler so I will use a couple of torque converters.
I am using DEI exhaust wrap 2" x 50" roll. I soaked the wrap and squeezed out any extra water. I used plastic zip ties to hold the wrap in place till the drying process is complete then I will replace with stainless steel ties at the two port ends and the starting point on the main pipe. I will use two stainless steel ties at each of these locations more for a look than necessity. I started the wrap from the back and worked forward so that the overlay wouldn't be effected by the wind once on the bike.
Here's what it looks like so far.. still drying. Before installing on bike I will use DEI's Silicone Coating spray which will protect the wrap and prolong the lifespan plus keep it looking black.

 

Wish I new about the silicone spray when I did my pipes! Learn something new everyday, thanks!

 

Here is my 80 I bought back in 83,have it for sale now.Time ta let it go..Been sitting for a few yrs,this pic is from a couple weeks ago,just brought it home from storage up north.

 

Got the pipes on...
After the exhaust wrap dried I sprayed them with a high temp silicone spray which was black, it made the wrap a lot darker. After it dried I slapped them on the bike. I'm running this bike without a muffler so to keep back pressure down I put the torque tubes in. I just added the tip right to the end pipe... looks like this..

 

new guy here. figured i'd post some shovel pics here as well as the newbie section. here's my (my dad's since new) 76 shovel. s&s carb, solid lifters, mild cam, balanced, electronic ignition and so on. unrestored, and i love it. best we can figure is around 70k, three speedo's kept going out between 20 and 30k. rode er to harley 105th.



here's my uncle's 77, even cleaner than mine.



not bad for a couple 30 plus year old amf harleys huh?

 

Here is my shovelhead

 

here is mine. in the reworks right now

 

Here is mine before I got her cleaned up.
1983 FXDG
12,000 miles but working on putting more on her.
Does anybody know where I can get black pipes for it with the same layout? I have looked all over with no luck.

 

I havnt seen any of your style pipes in black, but you can get yours powder coated, probobly cost around 200.00, or get them sandblated and use VHT ceramic coat paint about 9.00 a can.