[mreid]

Thanks for the feedback and glad to hear we all love the ss tips! Todd, I love the look of that red FIA!

Actually, I have mixed feelings about the tips and will make the final decision once I paint it next Spring. Here are some additional things I considered. The dropped driver's footbox makes an undercar exhaust difficult and the original FIA semi-sidepipes impossible. Even with the oval pipe, anything over 2 1/2" really limits ground clearance and I had a 54 Studebaker with 3" of ground clearance - never again! With 2 1/2" oval pipe I get 4" of ground clearance, but the 2 1/2" round tip looks whimpy where it sticks out by the back wheels. I tried a baloney cut to the oval pipe which results in 1 3/4" x 4 1/2" oval and it just didn't look right to me. I like how the 3" tip looks, but I'm torn on the rolled lip and shiney finish (Actually Pete, I think it came from Summit about 10 years ago for another project). This weekend once I finish the other side, the whole thing gets painted flat black and I'll take another look at the tip at that point. Fred, there is about 1/4" gap for the length of the exhaust and where the tip sticks out.

My bigger concern right now is the angle, position, and extension, but I think I'll go with it and give it a final eyeball in the Spring. Now it's back to the garage to do the other side. Thanks again for the input, I appreciate it!