Mike,
The 289 street Cobra did not have side pipes. When it was raced, a lot of
racers added side pipes under the rockers. The 289FIA racer had the side
pipes under the rockers. The 427 street car has no side pipes - the pipes
exit under the rear quarters with chrome tips. The 427 S/C and 427 race
cars have side pipes. Of course, there are exceptions to all of the above I
am sure.
The Roadster could be made to have sidepipes that work with the body design.
It would be fairly easy to do. Just cut the outer skin off of all of the
rockers and remove the jack point tubes. The pipe would come down inside
the inner fender and snake down through the fender and into the cavity that
the Rocker panel now revealed. This would minimize the chance that you
would roast your leg while exiting the car. If you have a hard time
visualizing this, look at a Cobra Daytona coupe. It has this type of setup.
Sid
>From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
>To: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>, <christopher-dunn@home.com>,
><chriss@euregio.net>, <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: exhaust over rear axle-stupid question???!!!
>Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 11:56:54 -0400
>
>Sid,
>
>I agree. The shape of the Roadster's flanks do not lend itself to
>sidepipes.
>The Corvette's doors and rockers were curved under not straight down like
>the Roadster and side pipes were an OEM option on the 63-67 Vettes.
>
>The Cobras had those flares in the rear and the rockers and doors also went
>under the car too, to provide room for a side exhaust. I do believe all
>427s
>had side exhausts but the 289s didn't.
>
>Ed, being a tin knocker, made a stainless cover for the glasspack but it
>was
>fairly big to provide air circulation between the cover and the glasspack.
>Too big for the car.
>
>Mike
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>
>To: <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; <christopher-dunn@home.com>;
><chriss@euregio.net>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 10:50 AM
>Subject: Re: exhaust over rear axle-stupid question???!!!
>
>
> > >My friend Ed Unkel has a car with that setup and frankly, it looks
> > >ridiculous, even he agrees. The roadster is too small or the pipes are
>too
> > >big to give a good visual balance.
> >
> >
> > I have to disagree with that assessment. The 427 cobra is within 1/5
>inch
> > in wheelbase, about 6 inches in width and just about the same length if
>I
> > recall. Given that the dimensions are so close, it is not a size issue,
> > imho, as much as it is the shape of the car.
> >
> > Just my opinion - yours may vary.
> >
> > Sid
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