ckessel
Well-Known Member
Been working at the behind muffler section over the last couple of days. I cut the over axle section from the rest of the pipe to make it easier to work with. From there I cut it into two sections. I trimmed the former into muffler portion down 3" to help pull it forward and better fit the v-band flange. I tacked it to the flange and put it into place to see how it would do. It looked ok but I had an idea to try the other portion as the bend is greater. That worked out better. I trimmed it down some, cut the tack welds on the first portion, then held the two together to visualize. That will get be past the frame, have room over the diff, more space for the tank, more space for the shocks. Tacked those two together and this is the result. I think it's going to be fine. I had an idea originally about using oval tubing in areas but as I'm counting pennies I experimented on a remnant piece. Squeezed it down in my vise. Same dimensions as what I could buy. I'm thinking I might be able to get creative on the rest of the tailpipe. Squeeze it down in the tire area then keep the round the rest of the way out, cut and reclock some. We'll see.
