[SEL] making a repo muffler

[Russell Gilbert]

G'day folks, have been doing plenty with my petter anglo. Have the 
skid frame made and also no got the engine fully pulled down. I 
decided to see what I would find under all the dried up crud and oil 
etc on the engine block and bugger me if it does'nt have around 80% 
of the pin stripping left on it. Paint is very faded to where you 
would think it to be maroon not red. Under the badges gives it away a 
little. Anyway I will leave in this found state and not paint it.

Although Im not about to do anythng right away I want to set the 
muffler up on the skid similar to what is shown in many skidded 
engine dispalys. Only problem is that I don't have a muffler? Is 
there any rules to making virtical mufflers to which I should know. 
Dad suggested I see a local club member who works for a water works 
company. He should be able to find us a large diametre steel water 
pipe (around 16in) Looking at the cast muffler I have for the tangey 
it seems one would make the input hole that same diameter as the 
exhuast outlet but the outlet tip of the muffler is quite a lot 
larger? Being steel would it need a baffle?? Cast one doe not have 
one? The cast muffles also are tappered a little; is this important 
or just cosmetic? I guess while Im here I don't suppose any of you 
Ozzies have a cast one for sale?

cheers, Russell


Russell Gilbert
Sunny Sunraysia
russell at ncable.com.au
http://community.webshots.com/user/russellsrelics