Re: Resurrecting a 1951 Henney-Packard Parts Car

Posted by Packard Don On 2020/7/3 13:54:29

On the tailpipe issue, I've contacted at least twenty shops, both automotive and commercial, and none was able to make the pipe from the blueprint. Those doing mandrel bending said it needed to be done using roller benders and those with roller benders could make pipes with .2 thick or thicker walls when the blueprint specifies .05 which is already thinner than most currently made pipes which are .065.

So it occurred to me that since the blueprint has been the main issue as far as having it made by exhaust specialists, I would try another tactic and make a full size printout and simply take it to a local muffler shop to see what they could do! I've not yet tried it but once I convert the blueprint to a format that will print that large (10.5') I'll give it a try.