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Date: 01/29/2011 Views: 61

Redoing the exhaust (finished)

Date: 11/10/2004
Owner: Lou
Size: 10 items
01_OrigPipe.jpg

The car had just a one piece custom made exhaust pipe. There was no way to maintain or service the exhast because it was all welded together. And not exactly well (leaks, cracks). The pipe was also hitting the driveshaft and was too low in the rear, hitti

Date: 02/24/2006
Views: 129
02_PipesFromBus.jpg

I noticed an abandoned school bus by a recycling place so I ran up there with my generator and a grinder and cut off some parts that I knew I would need, flanges and some bends. Nothing beats free. :-)

Date: 02/24/2006
Views: 112
03_Pipes.jpg

The old pipe, the bus pipe and a new cat, all ready for welding fun.

Date: 02/24/2006
Views: 123
04_Headers.jpg

When I was taking off the down pipes, the passenger side hearder-to-pipe bolts did not want to budge in the threads and twisted off instead. I had to grind them down, drill 'em out and tap new threads for new bolts. Not exactly much room up there to work

Date: 02/24/2006
Views: 98
05_Welding.jpg

Welding flanges onto the over-axle pipe.

Date: 02/24/2006
Views: 145
06_OverAxlePipe.jpg

Over-axle pipe with new flanges.

Date: 02/24/2006
Views: 149
07_PipeFinished.jpg

Finished intermediate pipe, from Y-pipe to the over-axle pipe.

Date: 02/24/2006
Views: 163
08_Installed.jpg

Intermediate pipe installed.

Date: 02/24/2006
Views: 131
09_CatInstalled.jpg

New cat installed.

Date: 02/24/2006
Views: 122
10_CatHanger.jpg

Hanger at the catalytic converter.

Date: 02/24/2006
Views: 138
   
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