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Jul 2, 2007 | 06:16 PM

Tankers

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From: Okiehoma

First drive with sidepipes

After a year and half resto I took the first drive today, everything went great until I burned my leg on the sidepipe, it will leave a nice scar. Boy does this hurt, definitly lesson learned.

Jul 2, 2007 | 06:29 PM

rdrunnur

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Keep a tube of toothpaste in the car with you. I do.

Believe it or not, putting toothpaste on the burn will numb it.

Rd

Jul 2, 2007 | 06:40 PM

Duke94

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tankers

After a year and half resto I took the first drive today, everything went great until I burned my leg on the sidepipe, it will leave a nice scar. Boy does this hurt, definitly lesson learned.

I feel your pain!! done it myself, that's why I bought heat shields.

Jul 2, 2007 | 06:45 PM

Durango_Boy

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Lots of people I know have the 'Side Pipe Tattoo' and they do sting. I have been lucky enough to never burn myself on my own car so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Jul 2, 2007 | 06:53 PM

Kalway

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Ha I've had sidepipes for well over a year and drive my vette every day. To this day, no one has once gotten burnt on them. But that's probably because my sidepipes are below the frame so unless you step UNDER the car, you can't burn yourself on them. Plus the glasspacks really don't get that hot... now the chrome tip...

That thing gets scorching.

I mainly used to have problems with people getting their ankles chewed up on my U-bolt clamps.

Jul 2, 2007 | 07:39 PM

1ARACE

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Get yourself a pocket notepad and put in the vette, then everytime someones burns themselves on the sidepipes write it down and keep a running 'I told you so' log.

Jul 2, 2007 | 08:30 PM

Bangkok Dean

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I have never burned my legs and never will that is what heat shields are for.

Jul 2, 2007 | 08:49 PM

randommj

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i got 3rd degree burns all over my left leg, it hurts worse when you burn a burn (it was ALMOST gone!)

ive got heat shields now

Miles

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Jul 2, 2007 | 10:03 PM

Tankers

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I will feel more pain when the wife burns her leg some day

Jul 2, 2007 | 10:59 PM

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Glassbowtie77

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I've driven mine 2 days so far and no burns yet, I am very cautious getting in and out of the car after it has warmed up. The look, sound and difference in performance is amazing. The car really breaths now compared to my old exhaust system.

Last edited by Glassbowtie77; Jul 2, 2007 at 11:02 PM.

Jul 2, 2007 | 11:13 PM

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Budman68

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This is no good without pics... lets see that scar. What a way to break the car in. Sorry about that.

Jul 2, 2007 | 11:54 PM

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MYBAD79

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St. Jude Donor '05

usually it only happens once....

Jul 3, 2007 | 12:25 AM

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Yellow73SB

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I burned mine on an incline

The door slammed my calve into the pipe

It was like a gorge foreman grill

Jul 3, 2007 | 12:27 AM

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Glassbowtie77

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Quote:

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I burned mine on an incline

The door slammed my calve into the pipe

It was like a gorge foreman grill

Ouch!

Jul 3, 2007 | 08:57 AM

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Hvymtlc5

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It won't take many burns to learn to lift your leg...

Got lots of old (25 years ago) girlfriends in Myrtle Beach with nice scars on their calves from my 73 with sidepipes...

Jul 3, 2007 | 09:06 AM

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andylmusic76

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tankers

After a year and half resto I took the first drive today, everything went great until I burned my leg on the sidepipe, it will leave a nice scar. Boy does this hurt, definitly lesson learned.

you ought to look into some shields. bankok dean makes some www.steelshields.com. i have them on my car. very safe and they look really cool!

Jul 3, 2007 | 09:07 AM

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Bangkok Dean

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hvymtlc5

It won't take many burns to learn to lift your leg...

Got lots of old (25 years ago) girlfriends in Myrtle Beach with nice scars on their calves from my 73 with sidepipes...

You got that right here is one of them.

Jul 3, 2007 | 09:31 AM

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l1dws

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I've been lucky and not burned my legs in 10 years.....I can't say say that about my wife, she burned her legs once and then went out and bought a Z06. Recently I put on the heat shields and sure like the look...