Exhaust Tips

[Mid Mod Guy]

I just bought a new condo with a 2-car garage, which is great. But the driveway is sloped and pretty steep up to the garage.  When I brought my Avanti over for the first time today, I found that backing out to the street, my tailpipes hit the pavement. I managed to pull out with some minor scraping sounds at the end of the pipe. I tried backing out straight, and at various angles, but it just barely scrapes the ground each time.  I’m wondering about replacing the pipe tips with something less round, more narrow.  See the attached photo. Or are there other options I'm not thinking about?

 

[mfg]

46 minutes ago, Mid Mod Guy said:

I just bought a new condo with a 2-car garage, which is great. But the driveway is sloped and pretty steep up to the garage.  When I brought my Avanti over for the first time today, I found that backing out to the street, my tailpipes hit the pavement. I managed to pull out with some minor scraping sounds at the end of the pipe. I tried backing out straight, and at various angles, but it just barely scrapes the ground each time.  I’m wondering about replacing the pipe tips with something less round, more narrow.  See the attached photo. Or are there other options I'm not thinking about?

 

The flattened exhaust deflector in the photo would work OK, however it would definitely change the look of the rear of your Studebaker Avanti,  and I’m afraid not for the better…..

Beautiful car by the way … ‘Avanti Turquoise’ always gets my vote for best factory color!

[Bob Preston]

Did you try backing in to the garage from the street? It could be worse but may be worth a try. Depends on the crown in the road. Another option would be to lay a 2x12 in the gutter to lift the car up just before the point of impact. Lastly, buy another condo. 

[64StudebakerAvanti]

Summit has some that may be smaller and still look ok.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/svr-xrpt200?seid=srese1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIt6mZ4_CEkgMV56taBR0JxhG5EAQYDCABEgJRhPD_BwE

 

[psdenno]

Steel plates bolted to the pavement over the driveway dip work well in my neighborhood.  The neighbor across the street from me added them after he took out the oil pan on his BMW resulting in a $20K engine rebuild.  A couple driveways on the street have the plates added.

[1963r2]

Try driving across on an angle.

[Mid Mod Guy]

5 hours ago, mfg said:

The flattened exhaust deflector in the photo would work OK, however it would definitely change the look of the rear of your Studebaker Avanti,  and I’m afraid not for the better…..

Beautiful car by the way … ‘Avanti Turquoise’ always gets my vote for best factory color!

I’m not crazy about changing the tips. And I appreciate your comment about the color. It’s my favorite too!

[Mid Mod Guy]

4 hours ago, Bob Preston said:

Did you try backing in to the garage from the street? It could be worse but may be worth a try. Depends on the crown in the road. Another option would be to lay a 2x12 in the gutter to lift the car up just before the point of impact. Lastly, buy another condo. 

I have not tried backing in, but that’s worth a try. I literally just bought the condo so I have to make this work.

[Mid Mod Guy]

2 hours ago, psdenno said:

Steel plates bolted to the pavement over the driveway dip work well in my neighborhood.  The neighbor across the street from me added them after he took out the oil pan on his BMW resulting in a $20K engine rebuild.  A couple driveways on the street have the plates added.

Interesting idea. Any photos?

[Bob Preston]

5 hours ago, Mid Mod Guy said:

I have not tried backing in, but that’s worth a try. I literally just bought the condo so I have to make this work.

The new condo option was an attempt at humor. Check the CC&R’s at they may prohibit the steel plate option. 

The 2x12 will eventually split, so a more durable solution would be to double or triple layer some 3/4” plywood with wood glue. All that’s really necessary are 2 pieces about 12”x18” for the tires to drive over. They could be stored in the trunk. Alternatively, a couple pieces of horse mat might do the trick. 

[John Brissette]

Back it in. I've been doing that with my Avanti for 33 years, as I have a similar driveway meets the road situation.

[Dwight FitzSimons]

I had a similar situation at my previous house.  If you try backing in have someone watch to make sure your tips don't hit the concrete.  Note that if they hit while backing in the result could be disastrous: jamming the exhaust pipe up into the back underneath of the car.

--Dwight

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