It only cost me 40 to have my GT6 SS muffler welded back together and installes
on my spitfire.
A few years ago I priced out a complete exhaust system for my 68 Chevy pickup.
Total cost for parts was $110. I had to install it.
Scotti Muffler in Dover DE only charged me $120 to install a complete system and
the parts they used were far superior than the junk I was about to buy.
Pat
Patrick Bowen wrote:
> What part did not fit. Last time I hade an entire custom exhaust installed
> on a car it cost me $68 on a 88 s-10. The secret here is to go to a shop
> that lists themselves as a "Custom Muffler" shop. These are the places
> where all they do is bend pipe, and use no factory prebent (READ OVER
> PRICED) pipes. They tend to be a whole lot cheaper. I avoid all franchises
> for this type of work.
>
> Patrick Bowen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Fred Griffiths <griffco@mail.cadvision.com>
> To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 6:04 PM
> Subject: exhaust pipes - long and heated!
>
> >
> > Just had a verbal run-in with a local muffler shop, with the result I'll
> > be getting my $75 plus taxes back on Friday.
> >
> > The story goes: I had the exhaust off my '71 MK IV to repair the diff.
> > I thought "while I'm at it, I'll take this to a muffler shop and see if
> > they can make 2, one for the MK IV, and one for the 1500 I'm building.
> > Save a second trip.'
> >
> > So I went to a shop, asked if they could supply new pipes. Catalogue
> > says Not Available. OK, he says, no problem, using yours as a pattern,
> > I'll make you two pipes for $75 each. He assured me they'd fit. He
> > assured me several times they'd fit.
> >
> > So I left the pipe, he was to have them done in 4 hours. One day leter
> > I went back and he was just finishing up! I paid for them and left. Oh
> > did say he assured me they'd fit?
> >
> > Tried all weekend to get it to fit, so went back with muffler and both
> > pipes and asked him to do it. He cut it, welded it, did whatever but
> > got it to fit, installed it and charged me $75 (plus taxes of course).
> > I had expected he'd take the opportunity to make both fit at the same
> > time, but no, as he said "it ain't gonna happen".
> >
> > I was pretty upset, but paid up. I find it best to go home, cool off
> > and put details in writing then confront them when calm.
> >
> > So today I asked what he could do about it - offering him 4 options.
> > His reply was he'd 'charge me the same to install the other one too".
> > He didn't seem to differentiate between "make it fit' and install it.
> > So I opted to get a refund which he agreed to.
> >
> > Now looking in catalogues I find Moss sells a Mk IV pipe (pn862-100) for
> > $42.75. VicBrit sells the same piece(pn6-026) for $74.94 list and
> > $59.95 on sale.
> >
> > Any ideas why so cheap? Are they boltable fit? Any experiences with
> > either?
> >
> > I won't be going back to this character, so checked with another shop
> > and they priced it at about $68 to make a pipe. I'd install. He also
> > assured me it would fit!
> >
> > Also, original pipe diameter is shown as 1 5/8". But modern pipe here
> > is only available in 1 3/4". That means the muffler doesn't fit cause
> > its made for 1 5/8".
> >
> > Appreciate advice,
> > Cheers, Fred
> >
> >
> > --
> > Fred & Wendy Griffiths,
> > Calgary, Canada
> > http://www.cadvision.com/griffco/index.htm
> > mailto: griffco@cadvision.com
> >
> >
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