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My exhaust pipe has rusted all the way through at the exhaust manifold. After removing it I discovered that he exhaust pipe is secured with a nut placed through the muffler outlet. It appears to be an original or OEM replacement part. I am wondering if I should replace it with the same kind or save some money and just have a regular exhaust replacement. Most of the car is original except that the radiator core is a modern one and not honeycomb.

I replace with the bolt on mufflers. Have acquired enough for the cars I have. It is far easier and probably cheaper to use clamp on muffler and exhaust pipe. Any local muffler shop should be able to replicate the parts to fit existing tail pipe. Or the entire system if that is needed. I have a local shop replicate the exhaust pipe with the stud and sealing ring for the bolt on mufflers.

I have replaced my exhaust pipe with the original type that has the stud to bolt onto the back of the muffler. This type of exhaust pipe is being reproduced.

Where can I find out who makes the pipe that bolts onto the muffler?

The Filling Station sells the exhaust pipe and also the rest of the exhaust system.

You can also get your exhaust pipe from Parks Pipes.

You will also have to buy the manifold flange when buying the complete system. I can tell you it takes a large hammer and a lot of persistence to get the flange over the bulge in the manifold pipe where seats in the muffler. I just did this a month or two back. Possibly if you heat the flange with a torch it will swell enough to go easily over the bulge. I didn't try that method. Also purchase the 1 7/8" exhaust donut the FS sells. It fits the pipe perfect.

On my exhaust pipe that I purchased from Parks Pipes, I had absolutely no trouble sliding the original factory exhaust pipe flange over the bulge on the exhaust pipe.

Mine was from the FS and it was a bear to go over it. I couldn't get the flange off of the old system either. Mine was a 31' and I assume they are the same. Maybe they're not.

Yes, they are the same, and, as mentioned above, I have never had a problem getting the exhaust pipe flange to go over the hump in the exhaust pipe. Replaced the exhaust pipe on my original 1932 Special Sedan a couple of years ago and the exhaust pipe flange slid right over the hump on that exhaust pipe too.

I agree with the "Dog" ! I replaced my mine from the exhaust manifold to the tailpipe. Got it from Parks Pipes and it went on in about an hour. I had never seen the bolt in the end of the muffler configuration before, but my brother and I figured it out and it went on MUCH easier than I thought it would. No problems with the flange either.

I used the pipe from Parks for my 32 and the flange was tight. Not real bad but I did have to clean the inside of the flange with a drum sander on a drill. Still he whole job was only about an hour.

Possibly the original flanges are slightly bigger than the new ones. The new flange I got from the FS was a very tight fit going over the bulge on the pipe. I know I can't remove my old flange from the used exhaust system that came with the car either. I would have to pound it over the bulge too. I just put the pipe back together with the muffler and left it as "spare parts".

If the flanges had a relief area like a flange bearing housing does so you can rotate the bearing and remove it from the housing then it would be easier to install. No matter how I tried to get it over that bulge, there was no easy way. The bulge on my pipe was almost as big around as the flare for the exhaust gasket.

Googled "Parks Pipes" and got a website to fix my mearshaum smoker. Not the right place! A little more research got me to Ruth Mary Parks in West Manchester Ohio. Is the the right one?

I think that the exhaust pipe flange that the Filling Station sells is a little different than the original.

Here's a link to Parks Pipes...

http://www.studebakervendors.com/parks-pipes/index.htm

Thanks for the link. Pipe and muffler have been ordered. I will have to use my existing flange since they do not provide the flange. My flange inside diameter is 2 5/16 and the donut is 1 7/8. Thanks for all the advice. As usual VCCA members are the best!