I decided to attach the collector to
the reducer with a quick-disconnect system for two reasons. The first is
so I can take it apart in easier and two, so I can get it out
of the car. If this were one long section, I couldn't get the drivers
side tube out because of the power brake booster and trans being so
close to one another. The reducer slips over the collector by two inches
so this shouldn't leak. It will be held together with a bolt and locking
nut (like the headers and collectors are) which will pull the two
together for a tight fit.
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Things are starting to take shape
under here now. The tubes don't have much clearance between the cross
member and the floor so getting them to stay centered between the two will
require some careful work when I add hangers to hold the tubes in
place. The clearance I have is about 1/4" pre side which isn't
very much.
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Here are the exhaust hangers that I'm
going to use. There made out of stainless steel so they will take the
weather. Notice how they can swivel in either direction and they
have rubber between the two pieces of steel. The rubber is necessary so
you don't get any resonance from the engine.
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Here is the hanger welded on the end
of the tube that will be running over the rear-end housing. Notice how
small the hanger is now. I cut it down to only the last hole because of
how close the tube is to the floor of the car. I'll also have to mount
the hanger at an angle so I can get it even closer to the floor.
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