DIY exhaust
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From: Ft Leonard Wood
DIY exhaust
I've heard about people making their own exhaust with the pipes from auto zone and similar places. Would it be bad if I just kept my stock headers (08 softtail custom) and went from there? I'm just wanting some pipes that angle up 45 degrees and that are a little longer....love that look.
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Don't see why not, if there is a fly in the ointment its that nearly any pipe you get from a store like that is going to be of a heavier gauge.
Not a problem if your going to paint it and make it slip on, cause the stock pipes are a tad thin, but it might be a problem if your thinking of welding it.
Your also going to have to make some kind of bracketing (mounted to the fender strut?) to support the extra weight.
Not a problem if your going to paint it and make it slip on, cause the stock pipes are a tad thin, but it might be a problem if your thinking of welding it.
Your also going to have to make some kind of bracketing (mounted to the fender strut?) to support the extra weight.
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Ahhh...a man after my own heart!! Chop away brotha! The only thing holding you back is your lack of doing it! Besides, WORST case scenario...you have to buy some pipes...p.s..Are you in TRADOC?
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I bought the diy kit from biltwell. Talk about a nice kit plenty of bends,strait pieces and flanges. I built a set for my shovel and have so much left over I'm building a set for the NT. One thing I noticed @ auto zone most pieces are not mandrel bent. You can also order single bends from ebay
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Dark...yep I'm tradoc....throwing grenades with privates right now...can get scary. Found out that Drill Sgt orders for me are going through so no more sham job I guess....
Thanks to everyone for the tips....I did look at the biltwell set but figured if I could use the stock headers I'd do it on the super cheap....might still go with biltwell though...I have heard great things bout them.
Thanks to everyone for the tips....I did look at the biltwell set but figured if I could use the stock headers I'd do it on the super cheap....might still go with biltwell though...I have heard great things bout them.
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From: Ft Leonard Wood
I got the rush slip ons with 2" baffle...love em... just wanting the upward angled pipes. I'll probably keep the rush's for any future softails I get. But you are right....Rush's are a great solution for stock bikes
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I want to try this as well. I would love to fab up some pipes that are similar to these http://www.miamiexhausts.com/hotrods..._buyform_a.php