Shhhh Hush little girl !!

[Solly]

When I bought my 34 it was all stock EXCEPT the exhaust, the previous owner had found a Fenton split exhaust manifold and converted the otherwise stock vehicle to dual exhaust which would have been OK except the mufflers used were in my opinion obnoxious !! Now I could have lived with the duals I could not live with the exhaust note so I brought it to a custom exhaust shop and asked what can you do  he said options were two new mufflers or convert back to a factory style single exhaust, we agreed that option #2 single exhaust was the best option and to work they went. they fabricated from scratch a two to one pipe to go  from the split manifold to the stock size muffler which they neatly tucked up just ahead of the axel, now I don't know if that's the factory configuration but it sure worked out great and now the obnoxious sound is gone !! I'm a happy guy !! that old flat head just did not sound right with those pipes. Now it sounds like a 34 Plymouth should.

 So you know Arizona is not the exhaust capitol of the world due to our dry climate so this shop stays mostly busy with classic and custom exhaust, they didn't even bat a eye when I rolled up in the 34. it only took them about a hour nice to see true craftsmen at work real artist. The name of the place was Madd Hatter Exhaust  they have been there over 25 years.

Edited Wednesday at 12:37 AM by Solly
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[Ivan_B]

1 hour ago, Solly said:

we agreed that option #2 single exhaust was the best option and to work they went

And that is the right choice, no need to make silly noises on a good-looking stock car 😉

Did you invest into stainless, for longevity? Also, did they do proper joints, in all the right places, as the factory setup would've been?

[Solly]

I did not go with stainless, I'm in my 70's and here in AZ. with a garage kept car that will probably receive less than 500 miles a year I'm pretty sure this exhaust will out live me by quite a few years  !! (LOL ) as far as proper joints the tech did invite me back when he was done to inspect and while I'm not a welding expert it all looked quite professional to me as  far as placement of muffler etc... I again don't know if the placement is factory however its  neatly tucked in ahead of the rear axel and not visible from the side or rear. all nicely done. I'm very happy  I chose option # 2 ,the silly noises are gone . It was the right choice.

[Ivan_B]

13 hours ago, Solly said:

I'm pretty sure this exhaust will out live me by quite a few years  !! (LOL )

You are probably right, sorry 😅 However, it is always nice to pass something good on to the next generations. If I got a stock classic car from my grandparents, that would've been so awesome (but I did not, because their cars did not survive).

For the proper joints, I was referring to the disassembly-friendly connections, as opposed to a single-piece welded exhaust, as done by some cheap and lazy shops. My manual only goes back to 1936, but it looks like the factory exhaust had 2 pieces: down pipe with muffler, and the long back pipe.

[Solly]

They clamped the muffler but welded the the Two in to one Y pipe they had to fabricate to accommodate the non factory split manifold. from what I can tell from pictures of another 34 I found on the internet they moved the muffler further back than the original which was positioned between the widest opening of the X frame I however I  like their positioning a little better as it is tucked up further to the body. I'm ok with this slight deviation from original since the originality was already breached with the split manifold.