1952 ford customline dual exhaust question

[52fordv8]

im restoring a 1952 ford customline . and it will have the flathead back in it . and i know back in 52 the car had single exhaust which this one is all still in tact under the car . . and on the flattie the drivers side manifold crossed over in the front to the pass side and it dumped in the back . now heres my question can this be done i want dual exhaust on it by using the stock manifolds what can u do or have to interchange maybe diff year manifolds to get the car to have dual exhaust like both manifolds to dump in the back on each side , then again i see a maybe problem if the driver side manifold dumps in the back due to all the 3 speed rods and clutch fork and etc . i dont want to use headers . is there manifolds that will set this up on the car like one year and use another year criss crossing manifolds or etc ????

[jerdan]

Check with Waldron's exhaust. They have a conversion kit for these cars. I purchased one for my 1953 ford flathead.

[jdl]

Like This? some 52-53 ford's had factory duals



http://www.bobdrake.com/ItemForm.aspx?Item=EAB-9431-A

[Vic Piano]

I installed a set of Red's Headers on our '53 Sunliner with Ford-O-Matic... only thing I had to modify was the transmission breather cover.

[Ol' Ron]

It's pretty easy to make an adapter to use the passenger side manifold on the drivers side.

[52fordv8]

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so u can make adapter to use the passengers side car manifold where it dumps in the back . and can get it to work on the drivers side . thats what i was really wanting to do is use like 2 pass side car manifolds and block the front of them off with a plate and use them where they both hook up in the back then take it to a muffler shop for exhaust let him come from back of manifolds to the back of the car

[38 coupe]

The best setup is the reproduction driver's side dual exhaust manifold. It is designed to clear the steering box, clutch linkage, etc.

[Bruno]

I used Red's headers and Smithy mufflers to convert to dual exhaust - think it relieved some of the back pressure caused by single exhaust with a cross-over.

[charles in east texas]

Originally Posted by 38 coupe

The best setup is the reproduction driver's side dual exhaust manifold. It is designed to clear the steering box, clutch linkage, etc.

That looks like a nice original car. Wish I could see a picture of the complete car.
Charles

[38 coupe]

Originally Posted by charles in east texas

That looks like a nice original car. Wish I could see a picture of the complete car.
Charles

It is a car that was for sale a while back. I don't remember which website it was on. The car looked original enough that I saved all the pictures (note that it still has the original one piece floor mat that goes from the firewall to the front of the rear seat!). Here you go:

[Vic Piano]

Wow, that is a super looking car. My dad bought a new "leftover" '53 Mainline ForDor I-6 in ‘54; it was the same blue with an ivory top (its only option), he traded in a '49 Merc Convertible... I was five years old and very upset that he did that...