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Re: ~~SHAGGON VAGGON UPGRADE UPDATES~~
SHAGGON_VAGGON #517927 December 05th 2011 12:21 am
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straight out the back will allow exhaust to be sucked into the pop out rear windows.....

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Re: ~~SHAGGON VAGGON UPGRADE UPDATES~~
SHAGGON_VAGGON #517928 December 05th 2011 12:23 am
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Shaggon Vaggon, does that ceramic header spray paint hold up pretty well? It sure looks nice!

And hey, that's really interesting Wookee!

Out of curiosity, were those shipping container cross members painted first, then undercoated, or was the undercoating applied straight to bare metal?

I'm thinking the salty, slushy, winter roads in the northern climates may not be so different than the environment the containers were in when you consider how infrequently most folks wash the huge underneath of their vans. Especially if the van's not garage parked so that there's high humidity and condensation.

I've often thought the spray can stuff provided mixed results, especially with the way it seems to foam up, so I've been using a very dense brush-on type made by Transtar. It's held up very well for several years so far. I'll have to monitor it more closely, not that I ever intend to purposefully drive my van in any snow!



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Re: ~~SHAGGON VAGGON UPGRADE UPDATES~~
wookee #517930 December 05th 2011 12:26 am
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Originally Posted by wookee
straight out the back will allow exhaust to be sucked into the pop out rear windows.....

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I had this problem on one of my old vans I owned.Reran it to in front of the rear tires.


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Re: ~~SHAGGON VAGGON UPGRADE UPDATES~~
SHAGGON_VAGGON #517931 December 05th 2011 12:29 am
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Bare 3/16 steel.Coated with large spray cans of rubberised undercoat.....
The company used to buy that JUNK by the cases.

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SHAGGON_VAGGON #517946 December 05th 2011 2:28 am
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lots of good info here, alot to think about too


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SHAGGON_VAGGON #517947 December 05th 2011 3:26 am
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Straight pipes out the back will help locate if the back door gaskets leak too, guess how I know. LoL

Re: ~~SHAGGON VAGGON UPGRADE UPDATES~~
aftoyboy #517956 December 05th 2011 6:45 am
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Hi ya man ,,here's a video of my van from thr guy i bought it from ..he starts it up ,,so ya can get an idea..it's really not that loud..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9edgQeQBCig
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I thought about doing straight pipe or glass pack, but I don't know which will sound best. I like it loud but I also like a good subtle tone. I'll have to play with it and see what happens, gotta love return policies.


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SHAGGON_VAGGON #517957 December 05th 2011 6:52 am
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goto youtube ,,put in "chevy g20.dv",,sorry about the link..


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Ram4ever #517959 December 05th 2011 7:08 am
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Originally Posted by Ram4ever
Shaggon Vaggon, does that ceramic header spray paint hold up pretty well? It sure looks nice!

Hiya ram,,can says up to 500 degrees..I put it on then drove an hour later for about 20mi no problems...


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