Otis Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 I went to put on the pipes(right side) and noticed that the lower rad hose was was coming in contact w/ the pipe. I also noticed that the hanger holes(top of pipe and frame) didn't line up. The instruction (if you can call 'em that) didn't really say anything other than "these pipes can not be used w/ stock silencers.... #1 do i have to reroute the rad hose? #2 did the holes not line up cause i'm using the factory hanger bracket, or maybe i didnt have the pipe positioned right, or????? any advice on this one??? I did a search, but couldn't find anything related....if there is something and i over looked it, I'm sorry.. ...it's late.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixitrod Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 I have fatty's and didn't have that problem. If the hose is touching, maybe you need to move or shorten it some. The stock bracket work also. You'll need to loosen the top bolt and angle them different, but they will work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducman Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 I have the gnarlies and I have the same radiator hose problem and I have heard of many others with fatties and gnarlies that do too. I got a piece of 1" radiator hose and split it down the middle and zip tied it around the radiator hose for protection. So far it hasn't got hot enough to melt or do anything to the sacraficial hose piece so it seems to work well. You may have to bend the hanger that is atached to the pipe some to get it to fit but it should work. I didn't have a problem with that. You are connecting the head pipe on first , then the the pipe hanger, then the silencers right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Posted March 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 Thanks guys... You are connecting the head pipe on first , then the the pipe hanger, then the silencers right? as soon as i saw i was gonna have a problem w/ the rad hose i took the head pipe off....I didnt wanna play (connect / move anything around)w/ it till i found out if was nessary to do..., but yeah that's the order i'm going to mount it.. Thanks for the tip...I'm gonna try the "sacraficial hose"...... one other thing...the (long) spring that holds the right and left head pipe, that wont be used on the Fatty's, will it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey390 Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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