How To Make Mufflers

[smartresins]

Alright, I have a couple of projects where I want high performance style mufflers. So while in the city today, I picked me up some aluminum to go with my brass. To do this, you will need a small ruler like a engineers 6" ruler, a small flat file, a round one, optional, a methos of cutting the metal tubes. I have a small miter saw from Ebay($35). Also, something to glue them together like epoxy or superglue. I am using 1/8" brass tubing and 3/32" aluminum tubing. These equate to a scale 2 3/8" exhaust pipe and a 3 1/8" muffler. For better realism, you could use alminum tubing for both and polish. You could also use styrene if you plan on painting them! Here, I cut the brass to 1/2" or a scale 12" length and the aluminum tubing to 5/8" or a scale 16". Then slide the brass over the aluminum tubing and glue. Make sure to leave 1/16" of aluminum showing on both ends, or a scale 2" length for clamping the rest of your exhaust system together. Thank you! Jody

[papi62596]

That looks awsome. I have to build some now!!

[wylee]

thanks for showing/ posting us. very neat...................