Here is the new line all bent and
installed. I even added a line clamp just to make sure nothing vibrates.
You can also see the new line that runs from the "T" along the
rear cross member that gave me another 6" of room.
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This shot shows how the new line runs
over the rear cross member. I added two line clamps but will probably
add one more near the top to make sure the line doesn't rub on anything.
Now the exhaust tubing will be run over this cross member toward the
rear of the car. Lets get to cutt'n some tubing.
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Here we have some 2 1/2" diameter
X .062 wall X 4 feet long aluminized steel tubing. On the bottom we have
a 2 1/2" diameter X 4" radius X 6" X 12" mild steel
"J" bend. I don't have a tube bending machine so I plan on
making my exhaust system the same way I made my headers. By cutting and
welding pieces of the bends along with some straight tubes, I should be
able to produce what I need. At least....that's the plan.
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After seeing how much room I didn't
have, I went looking for a shorter muffler and found one made by
Borla.
Borla has a reputation for being one of the best racing mufflers on the
market. The one I have here isn't a racing unit but has some of the same
technology that there XR-1 racing series have. This is there Turbo
muffler which has 2 1/2" diameters "in" and
"out", and is reversible. That means I can mount it either way
because of the way there designed inside which is cool as it gives me
three ways to choose from. Borla uses all stainless construction for
these, just like there racing versions so rust shouldn't be a problem.
There's one more thing that I'd like to show you about these.
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