Howdy Y'all,
Haven't posted here in a while, but I'm back!

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1955 F-600/272/E4OD// Disclaimer: No animals were injured while test driving my F-600 except the ones I ran over intentionally!

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Hey Rick,

I got two sets and not sure where you would find those but trust me, I have a hard time finding just the simple stuff. So I dont want to hijack your thread but Im getting ready to paint one set. Im using the 1200 degree engine paint that you bake in the oven three times after painting. Somewhere here or over at the FTE site, I read something about a guy having to hog out a little of the cast on Johns rams so a socket would fit the bolt to secure it to the block. I did a test fit and I saw nothing like that, but I did not tighten them down. Did you have any issues with your rams? I need to figure it out before I paint mine. Dont want to paint and bake twice.

Darrell Howard Whitefish, MT Outlaw 56 Ford F-100's

Did you try a shop that does exhaust systems work?


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

I had mine ceramic coated right after I got them by a company in Auburn WA http://www.performancecoatings.com/index2.htmlThey REALLY came out nice.  They coat the inside and outside.........But I did try to bolt it on with all the holes and I can tighten all the nuts. (I am using studs)   I was worried after I got them coated.  A couple of the nuts were pretty close!

Did you try a shop that does exhaust systems work?
         

  I did find this one.......and it appears to be the right size but it would be nice if John supplied or at least optionally offered one if  one with the Rams horns.

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1955 F-600/272/E4OD// Disclaimer: No animals were injured while test driving my F-600 except the ones I ran over intentionally!

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I talked to them last year, sounds like they do awesome work. My first set of John Rams I spent a long time with a die grinder making the castings perfect. I think those will go there for coating. This last pair I think Im gonna try the 1200 rattle can paint. I can alwas send them in for blasting and ceramic. Let us know how they hold up.

Darrell Howard Whitefish, MT Outlaw 56 Ford F-100's

Darrell, I think you'd like the finish!  I haven't heated them up yet but I'm getting close!  I finally got back to working on the truck.  I'm finishing building the rear transmission mount. I'm just about ready to weld it all up.  I have to do a 'fit' check to make sure the transmission doesn't hit the floor of the cab.  That E4OD is MUCH larger than the old T-98 I removed!  Plus, the tail-mounted E-brake is pretty big too!  I had to shorten the front drive shaft and once everything fits I'll align the drive shafts.

Found another company that makes machined flanges + a lot of other exhaust stuff.

http://www.spdexhaust.com/index.html

http://www.spdexhaust.com/downloadsB.html

No matter how I slice it, it looks like I'm going to be paying nearly $40 for each flange if I want stainless steel!!

Oh well, it's only money I guess!

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1955 F-600/272/E4OD// Disclaimer: No animals were injured while test driving my F-600 except the ones I ran over intentionally!

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This post was created using OpenSuSE Linux x64 and Firefox

You'll want to check the dimensions of those flanges before you order. "Modern" flanges look similar but the dimensions don't work.  When I had the exhaust made for my rams horns, we cut the flanges off of the crossover pipe.I thought John did offer them, maybe not in stainless, though. I think you can get them from speedway in mild steel.  If you have an angle grinder and a drill press at the minimum, you can make them pretty easily.



Lawrenceville, GA

Rick,

I no doubt would like the finish they do, pretty much wanted to go with them from the start for my 292.  Problem is I picked up this F-250 to make a "flatbed with duallies and stacks" for my wife and it kinda bumped my f-100's to the back of the line. Right now everything is on hold waiting to see if I get oil to the rockers on the 272.  Im in mourning over the loss of a 1960 F-600 Dump Truck that is scheduled to be hauled to the crusher soon. I just cant save em all.

Darrell Howard Whitefish, MT Outlaw 56 Ford F-100's

Charlie, would it be fairley easy to know out a set of those shorter intake exhaust manifold brackets for the four barrell B manifolds too? Maybe we should put the request up to John for production of SS exhaust flanges to match his rams? I think he makes the exhaust hold downs for his aluminum intake, but not sure if they would work on a stock b manifold.

Darrell Howard Whitefish, MT Outlaw 56 Ford F-100's

You could make the intake hold downs, too.


Lawrenceville, GA