1972 270 Restoration "The Mean Bean"

dirtydeno · Unread post by **dirtydeno** » Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:35 am

I installed a new exhaust this weekend. Used a flowmaster 50 series bigblock muffler, dual 2.5 pipe to the back with 3" custom made stainless bellflower pipes. It sounds good. Nice and quiet inside too.

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I also charged the the dash ac and got it working.

Unread post by **KB2CRK** » Mon Jun 07, 2021 5:43 am

dirtydeno wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:35 am
I installed a new exhaust this weekend. Used a flowmaster 50 series bigblock muffler, dual 2.5 pipe to the back with 3" custom made stainless bellflower pipes. It sounds good. Nice and quiet inside too.
IMG_5598 (Small).jpg
I also charged the the dash ac and got it working.

It sounds like the series 50 Flowmasters worked for you. I put 2 1/2" series 70s on Nessie 5 years ago. Much quieter than the blown out glass packs I got her with.

dirtydeno · Unread post by **dirtydeno** » Mon Jun 07, 2021 7:58 am

KB2CRK wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 07, 2021 5:43 am

dirtydeno wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:35 am
I installed a new exhaust this weekend. Used a flowmaster 50 series bigblock muffler, dual 2.5 pipe to the back with 3" custom made stainless bellflower pipes. It sounds good. Nice and quiet inside too.
IMG_5598 (Small).jpg
I also charged the the dash ac and got it working.
It sounds like the series 50 Flowmasters worked for you. I put 2 1/2" series 70s on Nessie 5 years ago. Much quieter than the blown out glass packs I got her with.

Im pretty happy with it. It was supposed to be their quietest muffler for drone and so far it was a good choice. Love the sound of that 413! Id post video but its too big. I have some more progress coming in the next few days, Ive been pretty busy.

dirtydeno · Unread post by **dirtydeno** » Wed Jun 16, 2021 2:33 pm

New progress, i installed a Dometic 320 toilet and a Kwikee step. Im still having issues with oveheating so im trying to tackle that. I installed a severe duty fan clutch and 18" Derale fan. It pulls a lot more air through the radiator than it did but its still not enough. Im going to change the thermostat this weekend as a last ditch effort before removing the radiator and finding a new one that will fit in its place. Im hoping the previous owner installed the wrong thermostat and that fixes it.

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raydsimmons · Unread post by **raydsimmons** » Thu Jun 17, 2021 12:38 pm

that water pump is a simple fix and not expensive. have you replaced that ? my 70 413 runs cool always, even when crossing the desert out west it never overheated with the original radiator. make sure the new t-stat is the correct one for that motor. it has a bypass hole built into as I recollect.

dirtydeno · Unread post by **dirtydeno** » Mon Jun 21, 2021 7:47 am

Well i pulled the thermostat and it was the wrong one. I installed a skirted MR gasket 4367 and the temps dropped. it does 190 with the AC on, driving. Still creeps up idling but thats ok.

raydsimmons · Unread post by **raydsimmons** » Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:07 pm

225 70 19.5 tires up front helped with the wander for me

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