[ghost28]

I finished the exhaust out the back of the roadster, and oh what a difference it's almost too quiet now, but I do like the sedated rumble from the 2 1/2 inch pipes out the back. I must be old cuz I like things quieter nowadays. I might even add some nice chrome tips to finish it off.

[62131]

Yep some chrome turn downs would finish it off

[sixball]

Fish tails! Looks good and I agree about volume. I thought I could get away with straight pipes all the way to the bumper on the '53. one trip to Reno ended that I bought glass packs on the way home and it's still a little too loud.

[madmike3435]

On my 35 chev coupe with ZZ4 I bought a set of stainless specialties turbo tone mufflers.  The headers are  stainless full length from street and performance in Mena ark.  When we first fired the car up,  it was loud,  turbo tone my ass !

Running a jag rear end ,  the exhaust stopped there, into a pair of megaphone tips.

First outing for the car a 30 minute cruise north. Thru downtown Whitby,  it sounds like full on open headers of a race car sounds bouncing off the buildings.  Its damn noisy at the way up to the cruise nite, driving me crazy actually.  I was driving pretty slow on the limit getting the feel of the new car after the complete suspension overhaul.

On the way back, the car was quiet, no more ear splitting roar..........HUUUUUUUM.  Turns out I had the car in 3rd gear on the 700R4 and car was just over 2000 RPM. 

That's the difference low speeds low rpm lots of nose, get it up over 2000 rpm in 4th gear, its just putt putt putt out rear of exhaust at highway speeds.

Maybe you need to get the motor turning 2000 plus to outrun the sound waves ??

mike lynch     

[EDNY]

Yep some chrome turn downs would finish it off

Plus they could save the paint?

[sixball]

Mike, Maybe you are going faster than the speed of sound.    It is mostly only annoying when I get on it. It really sounds good at 3000 rpm out on the highway but in 5th gear thats 90 mph and kind of scary in that old wreck.

[TFoch]

Looks good Ghost.  Some chrome tips would finish it off.
Tom

[madmike3435]

Mike, Maybe you are going faster than the speed of sound.    It is mostly only annoying when I get on it. It really sounds good at 3000 rpm out on the highway but in 5th gear thats 90 mph and kind of scary in that old wreck.

NOPE....running 700R4 with 3.55 jag gears, 60 mph = 2200 rpm 4th.   Perfect tail pipe sound level.    Jump on the loud pedal  and it barks loud out back.  Have had coupe doing 120 + in long burst on highway, was very loud , no outrunning of sound waves.

mike       

[sammons]

Ghost that should work out good.  I left the option of running regular Vette headers (inside the frame) and retained the Vette crossmember (with the exhaust tunnels) so if It's to loud I can go straight out the back.

[ghost28]

Ghost that should work out good.  I left the option of running regular Vette headers (inside the frame) and retained the Vette crossmember (with the exhaust tunnels) so if It's to loud I can go straight out the back.

I am loving it, and now I can here the wine from going throught the gears of the transmission. It sounds a bit like a M-22 muncie

[vette59jdwl]

 madmike3435  Have you had any trouble with the flex plate on the engine in front of the 700R-4.I have torn two of the centers out of two of the flex plates,Not any more i went with a flex plate from a 78 Nove 6 cylinder with a 350 tranny and hooked that 700R-4 up to that  no problem and twice the flexplate  look her up   vette59jdwl

[ghost28]

I picked up some heavy 48 inch by 12 foot painters drop cloth at a yard sale for 3 bucks. I have started using it to mock up or make patterns for the rag top. I don't think it will be to bad. I did get some roadster wood corners for  the rear bow from a friend, I then installed wood all the way across the bow, so I can at least have something to staple to. Trying to decide on the placement for the rear window, I think I will lower it about  1-1/4 inches from where the picture shows. Now on to the side profile patterns.

[sammons]

I do like that Buick!   Looks like you are getting it, good buy on that cloth.  I believe your right, I think a little lower on the window. May have a bit better rear vision too.

[TFoch]

Great idea John!  Great start to a cool top.

[ghost28]

I put some paint on the hood top there are a few wrinkles still, but it matches the rest of the car.