78' 308 Stock Exhaust Tips

Does anyone know where I can get replacement exhaust tips for a 78' 308? I have searched but could not find...I found complete exhaust systems but not the tips. Also, can someone tell me the make & model of the original exhaust system? The parts manual has it in Italian and it translates to "stock-pot" via google.

-Rjay

 

Aaron,

My left most tip just...well...fell off. It had corroded. The base system seems ok (for original) just the tip so far. I think 4 new ones would look hot.

Vincent,

Thanks for the tip. I will check it out.

Anyone else?

-Rjay

 

Thanks for all the good advice. Yes, I should check the rest of the exhaust but I didn't want to go that far. Big Tex, if you are tossing your tips, I am interested if you want to PM me.

I saw that ANSA does not have a reference to the 308 GTS '78 on their site but I did find the tips. There was a set that looked close but then again JC Whitney, etc, etc. have lots of tips to choose from.

Can you use 2 1/4" OD stainless heat treated pipe and cut it at the right bevel? Basically, create this part to spec. The tip I have has no features other than the bevel on a tube. Anyone try this?

-Rjay

 

I did not see original tips from ANSA so I made my own. I purchased 2 feet of T304 stainless tubing from Burns Stainless on line. It had a 2.25” OD with a 0.049” wall thickness. It was about $13 per foot. The existing tips were about 4.5” from base to the long side of the tip and the angle of the bevel looked to be about 15 degrees. The tubing ID by itself was slightly small for the OD of the stub coming out of the muffler. Since the old tip used to be about 1.5” on the stub, a 1.5” slit was cut in the new tip base, running the length of the pipe facing the opposite tip so it could not be seen. The tip was hand sanded with fine grit in the length to give a brushed look. The tip was slid on with a rubber mallet and a piece of wood. The slit allows the pipe to expand the few thousandths needed to grab onto the muffler stub. I don’t think it will move, but you never know.

The exhaust had no visible corrosion, just the tips. It looked like these were plated because there was some delamination along with the corrosion. My guess is chrome plated steel. .

-Rjay
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Jdubbya,

I hear you. You are the second person to suggest this so I will do something. I was worried about the screw and interfering somhow with the double wall muffler stub but I bet it is negligable. I don't have access to a welder - any Colorado Fchatters want to tack weld four tips? The tips really went on tight but if the stainless heats and takes a set, the spring force may dissapated and I will be tossing tips at the neighbors. Can't have that.

Thanks,

Rjay