I used 2inch perforated pipe. Cut little sections from one end, so when i bent them, it is little bit bigger then exhaust tip. Wrap it with stainless mesh scrabers, so it can act like small resonator. And drove it inside the tip using piece of pipe and hammer. Once it was in, i bent the tabs little bit more, with screwdriver, so it "bites" into exhaust tip wall, to make sure it's not coming out.
Ingenious!
Steam Punk look! The creativity of some people is amazing.
10/10 for creativity, 0/10 for looks imo, but its an opinion for a reason. Regardless of how I think it looks though, honestly good job dude.
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Which coater did you use?
Espos Powdercoating in Staten Island…although they are moving to Eatontown within the next few weeks.
"Blacked out", I get it. Only the wheels are left: which is kind of cool, actually. Well, the exhaust stubs too, I presume? (and you've avoided any potential spotting of the window trim, which is a common complaint on here)
The fact that it managed to be at the exact right angle to pierce your tire is impressive. But that sucks man.
Ya, I did it bc I can’t do the “black chrome” on the black car- it looks gold to me and the gold/black contrast is not my fav. So actually not trying to black out funny enough. I was considering powdercoating the wheels maybe gunmetal or something but I kinda like the chrome/black wheels on it. Prob going to leave the exhaust too. Hmm I didn’t even know about the spotting
And now you never will.
But if you hang around here long enough, you'll run into the topic again as others ask about that issue. Here's a sample: Chrome has a weird finish that I can scrape off with my fingernails
