7X Exhaust Flange

There is a add in the club magazine for a part for sale. is it what you are looking for?
GORD

I dont think they are available at this time. I took a NOS piece to a welder and he reproduced one for me. I ordered some exhaust elbows from JC whitney for him to use. Had about $160 (parts/labor)into it. Change the outlet to 21/4 instead of 2 inch
russ m.

Well,

I took two flanges off over dinner and gave the whole mechanism a good looking at - and it dawned on me that Russ had welded two outlet pipes to the steel flange bolted to the single cast outlet, which was enlarged to 2 1/4".

The more I looked at what I wanted to do, it won't work so well with the intake heater flapper and it continue to be functional. I've got a flange from a '55 2 barrel exhaust and it is already 2.125" in diameter.

Russ, if you can come up with a set of headers and sell them to me - I won't even fool with this flangery! LOL

Mark Hudson

MArk:
Yes. I took two exhaust flanges and merged them together. A guy out of Tennessee has reproduced the cast alloy that split it into 2 outlets (7X). From the original an exhaust piece was used shaped as a "Y" and had a 2 inch outlet
russ m

Mark, if you want headers, Uncommon Engineering sells them. You might also try Clifford Performance to see if they have any headers left in stock.

Thanks Paul for enlightening me on the fact that the 7x is an entirely different manifold, I wasn't aware of that and would really like to see the differences. I like the looks of Danny's flange even though it isn't a true 7x.

My goal with this car is to have a "Real Rod", not an untouchable, unapproachable Street Rod that you see so much of today. This is going to be my daily driven car and I want it to be mechanicly along the approach a Hudson Super Wasp coupe may have looked in the hands of a hot rodder of the era. I want to use as many Hudson pieces as are possible on this car. I know from my own stint in the real world of backwoods hot rodding that you go with what works and that is usually within the realm of interchangability.

I would like to have a set of headers, Steve of Uncommon Engineering is about a year behind on bending headers due to his work on the internals of the Hudson - and I want him to keep on doing just what he's doing. In my opinion, Steve's work and fresh approach on making usable power out of that engine is nothing short of fantastic. One of the finest Hudson enthusiasts I've had the pleasure of speaking with. The dealings with Clifford 6=8 on parts for other inline 6 projects that my Dad and his tractor pulling counterparts have had to endure - takes the taste out of my mouth for dealing with them. It ain't the same without the Man - and ya'll know who I'm talking about.

I am going to take a look at the manifold again in earnest and may attempt a reworked split. Paul may weigh in here but I believe there is a slight difference in the pre '55 exhaust manifolds and the Hash manifolds that I just noticed today. I'm going to lay them side by side and have a look at them tomorrow. I suppose in the spirit of what I am wanting to do with this car, a home-modified exhaust would be right in line with the intent. I've been involved in a flathead mopar manifold split that works good, it was meant to be "old school" rodding as well

I want you all to know, I appreciate every comment made and its made me think and rethink on this whole topic, with better ideas coming from each turn.

Thanks,
Mark Hudson