muffler finish
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Page 100 of the 1970-72 NCRS technical information manual and judging guide says that mufflers were painted with a black- out spray. Is this correct? I believe the mufflers on mine to be original. They are galvanized with no black-out paint.
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It wasn't until 78 when mufflers left St Louis with no black-out. I don't recall if its Allen but there is a group that reproduces original looking exhaust systems for the early C3 Corvettes. So, your system could be one of those...but never blacked out.
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I should have mentioned in my original post that according to the Corvette 1968-82 Restoration Guide there is no mention of black-out on mufflers. It indicates that 70-72 mufflers had a galvanized finish. It shows several examples of non-restored mufflers with no black-out. I want my restoration to be as correct as possible and wanted to know which source is correct.
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I should have mentioned in my original post that according to the Corvette 1968-82 Restoration Guide there is no mention of black-out on mufflers. It indicates that 70-72 mufflers had a galvanized finish. It shows several examples of non-restored mufflers with no black-out.
I want my restoration to be as correct as possible and wanted to know which source is correct.
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Stan Falenski
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Hi 9492,
I believe the mufflers did have some black-out paint on them. I believe it was on the lower portion, and rear, of the muffler seen when the car was sitting on the ground. The idea was to make the muffler less noticeable when looking at the car.
It was a very quick job as was the rest of the black-out.
If in fact you do have the exhaust system your car left St. Louis with I'd think the paint could be gone after all these years. A production line exhaust system is a REAL find!!!!
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Alan
I believe the mufflers did have some black-out paint on them. I believe it was on the lower portion, and rear, of the muffler seen when the car was sitting on the ground. The idea was to make the muffler less noticeable when looking at the car.
It was a very quick job as was the rest of the black-out.
If in fact you do have the exhaust system your car left St. Louis with I'd think the paint could be gone after all these years. A production line exhaust system is a REAL find!!!!
Regards,
Alan
