Ford V8 exhaust pipes for '42 CMP

[Robin Craig]

David,

Gerry Foster of Foster Repair on Station Road Gananoque, whom you have met builds custom exhaust from patterns or pictures.

He did one for the Land Rover 101 GS we have using the old one as a pattern and the muffler from our stock of spares.

Absolute exact copy at a fraction of the price of OEM and comes with warranty.

Robin

[david moore]

Once again, thanks for great input.

Robin - yours is the best solution for me, I think. If I took my truck with exhaust system all in place, though close to failing, into his shop and left it with him he should be in a good position to replicate? Once I get a quote, if others want systems to match, speak up! Good for Cab 11/12 - not sure if Cab 13 is the same. Shipping would obviously be an issue outside of Ontario.

I did contact Red's Headers in California. They dont have any NOS and the only system they have for right hand drive is a multi-pipe header as opposed to a cast manifold - that would be fine except that it protrudes quite a lot from the block and I'm sure it would foul the footwell walls in the cab 11/12.

I'm pretty sure that the deep sump of the CMP V8 is special and that the civvy systems out of Mac's etc. would not work (wrong cross-over, wrong V-joint angle). Plus the different manifold detail. I'm surprised that this hasn't come up as an issue before now. Was the manifold changed for the CMP just to clear the tight space in the leg wells?

Thanks again all, and the drawings/photos.

Will keep you posted.