[DeTomaso] 3503 at a Costa Mesa dealer

[Paul Timko]

I believe he is talking about the weld you can see on the tailpipe.  It 
is just barely visible at the top of the fourth picture that shows the 
DeTomaso logo behind the rear roll bar mount on.  This picture shows the 
driver's side exhaust tail pipe and the suspension.

It is my belief that this weld is used to mount the tailpipe hanger as 
opposed to the stock method using a corner of the muffler.

Paul
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On 6/5/2013 1:13 PM, Garth Rodericks wrote:
> I'm going to have to be more careful with my choice of words!
>
>>> I would be inclined to call this car upgraded, but unmolested.  Heavily modified makes me think of Maserati dashboards, inappropriate wings and flares, butchered bodies (think homemade targas and all permavertibles), and monster engines or even non-351C engines.
>
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> One thing that was not commented on are the dings I see in headers from impacting things like half-shafts and sway bars.  Is this pretty much to be expected?
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>>> I didn't notes half-shaft dings, but did spot the sway bar dings. Although I'm unable to tell from the pictures if they're the result of contact, or if they've been clearanced to avoid contact.
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> And, is it normal to see a flange/stub welded onto a pipe that is part of a new exhaust system?
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>>> Not sure what you mean here.  The headers have flanges, therefore, the new exhaust pipes have a flange to mate to the header. That's a lot easier than cutting off the header collector and welding on a new ball and socket style connector.
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> And, lastly, what is the benefit of the "lay down" radiator?
>>> None!  Ok, well maybe more clearance behind the radiator for sucker fans and hose changes, aesthetics, being able to claim you have a "lay down radiator," etc.  Not all "upgrades" are upgrades; some are just changes.
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