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Re: Interest in M code exhaust manifold A body??
[Re: drgordi]
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01/28/14 12:05 PM
01/28/14 12:05 PM
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Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy
Rhinodart
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Good thing I don't have to look for a set, mine still has the originals. By the time this is all said and done there will be more M CODE cars than the factory made. Mine are for sale and also come with the car $30,000 and you don't have to do any r&d to use them. Just my thought on this it should be like getting a fender tag made unless you have documentation of ownership then you can't get an exact copy, just a reproduction without part numbers.
I don't think anyone would clone a 440 A-Body around $1200 exhaust manifolds!  Besides, there were 640 Darts made and very few have been found intact, so there must be plenty out there left to be restored!  
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Re: Interest in M code exhaust manifold A body??
[Re: toplescuda]
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01/29/14 10:03 AM
01/29/14 10:03 AM
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Indiana
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Would 3d printing be helpfull in making molds for this? heck they can make a gun with it and it works
Yeah, it probably would be helpful for making the part to form the molding sand around for the cope and drag (for those wondering, those are the 2 molds that form the outer surfaces of the part). The printing I mentioned earlier was for the cores, so they actually need to be a special printable sand that doesn't melt when the alum or iron is poured in.
Parts I seek:
driver doorpanel, 65 Sport Fury, prefer black, needs to be 7-8 on 10 scale, might buy set
16" x 6" Dodge truck wheel(s), from early 70s?, takes 9" dogdish - need for a research job so cheaper is better.
69-73 C-body caliper brackets and/or splashields
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Re: Interest in M code exhaust manifold A body??
[Re: Oneida Garage]
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02/19/14 08:01 PM
02/19/14 08:01 PM
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fredericksburg,va
cudaman1969
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Many thanks for the replies.
The complexity of the casting itself is not lost on me.
Financially speaking, I see this as a high-risk, zero-reward proposition. My eyes are wide open on that one.
But simply, as far as the cars are concerned, I think this is something that needs to be done. Were I the lucky owner of a brand-new '69 M-code dart, I'd have thrown those manifolds in the dumpster immediately, like most everyone else did.
My set were taken of after 13 miles, put on a shelf till i bought them,still factory fresh and so glad he saved them. I'm standing on the fence on this issue because the manifold is one of the items that define an M-code unlike taillights, grills,etc. Will it degrade the real cars? Who's to say. Accurate ex. made some C-body manifolds for this car in place of original, i'm thinking of doing this and have the real one in the trunk,scared of cracking it. I plan on driving mine.
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Re: Interest in M code exhaust manifold A body??
[Re: Rhinodart]
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02/20/14 03:16 PM
02/20/14 03:16 PM
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Corpus Christi, TX
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The only way to get this to work, would be with the people who are target "consumers" to become "Investors"...that way the risk is shared as well as the reward.
If 2 years down the line and some of the castings start to crack or have any problems, the "Investors" realized that going into an investment to get correct manifolds for their cars and could contact the manufacturer (company that casted) them directly, or take them to a machine shop and repair them on their own dime.
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Re: Interest in M code exhaust manifold A body??
[Re: Rhinodart]
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09/05/14 08:26 AM
09/05/14 08:26 AM
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Florida
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Bringing this back up again as I just got an email from a man who wants to make them for sure! Need to really find out who is really serious. 
Do you know a cost yet?
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Re: Interest in M code exhaust manifold A body??
[Re: 68mannix]
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09/05/14 07:00 PM
09/05/14 07:00 PM
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Florida
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Didnt you just by a set for around 1800?
Hell yes I did, am I not allowed to ask? 
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