54 Hudson coupe

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I changed my mind on the layout of the primary tubes on my headers, so I started over today.

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I only ever made one set of headers, I think that's where the last of my hair went :lol:
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No worries there. Mine is already gone. This is my first attempt too.

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hudson nut wrote:No worries there. Mine is already gone. This is my first attempt too.

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Hang in there Bud :D
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Exhaust piping can be very hard if you need or want precision!
Always takes me 3 times longer than it thought it should. :)
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Nice work Dani stick at it and they'll look killa!! 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
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This is half of the kit I started with.
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Second tube done, and third one started.

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I was going to say "For a first attempt, that's pretty cool!" But even for ANY attempt that's way cool!
Can't wait to see the final result.
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Thanks jeffa.

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This is what was left of half of the kit, with one side done. Having never done this before, I’m real happy with the result so far.

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Great work, really taking shape now.
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You are doing well mate. :)
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