Gt-12

[gwaii]

If you pull that one off I'll swim out there and drink it with ya

ya,i may need help with that one....bring your own sidepipe

 

[gwaii]

ok,i got up off my butt long enough to look at this thing.

first,theres this hunk of frame under the collector that i need to remove on the passenger side.this was first discussed about page 4 or 5,now 65 pages later it's time.

as you can see i have already cut this same part out from the driver's side.this gives the needed clearance for the connection to the sidepipes.

this is the inlet elbow for the sidepipe,it needs to be connected to the header outlet.i was going to use a bolted flange mount at first but realised it would be too stiff a connection and probably lead to cracking at the collector.after considering some options,i realised a simple slip joint like that on a dirt bike exhaust would be my best option,both for isolation and packaging(remember,this real estate must also be shared with the front tire,and it doesn't share well)

another issue is to trim out the rockers so the pipes can be set in.as you can see here,mother nature has helped out by reclaiming almost all the metal on the passenger side.this means less to cut out,but it also means that what is left will not be too good to weld the new rocker inserts to.

i see a fair bit of work in my future here.

on the driver's side theres more metal to work with.seems that someone
(who could it be?)has already fixed the rust on this side,so all that nice work will have to be cut out....but at least there's someting to weld to.

i put in this picture looking up at the rear wheelwell just because i thought it looked neat.

a look down the insert for the pipes.as mentioned before,these are just 3 foot long glasspacks.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

 

[escort_gts]

Wow, there's not much room between tire and rear fender.

 

[gwaii]

Wow, there's not much room between tire and rear fender.

no,not much.i'll be bringing it out a bit more,but i still want to keep it as tight as i can without it touching.i'm thinking around 1/4'' clearance,maybe a bit less.
when i build the inner fenders,that will set the position of the outers.

 

[mentalbreakdown00]

I haven't been on in a while, and the first thing I stumble across is you gwaii. Man you have waaay more time and skill than most any one I know.

 

[gwaii]

I haven't been on in a while, and the first thing I stumble across is you gwaii. Man you have waaay more time and skill than most any one I know.

thanks......i have to do some juggling to get the time,but the skill can be had by anyone that's willing to put the effort into it.

good to see you back,i noticed we hadn't seen any posts from you in a while.

 

[BONES]

Have you considered a flex coupling for your connection between the headers and side pipes?

Most newer cars run a flex coupling between the exhaust down pipe and the rest of the system.

Like these.

 

[gwaii]

not for this one....even the short ones i don't have enough room for.

there won't be much movement on the engine the way it's mounted,so the slip joint should work well.

 

[gwaii]

the first mock-up pics of the sidepipes.

i've cut out the frame brace that was under the collector.now i can build a tapered elbow to get from the 3 1/2'' collector to the 3'' sidepipe.

from this angle you can see how tucked in to the rocker i want it to be.

from lower down you see that the whole thing will be kept level with the bottom of the car.

 

[TheTopher]

I need a cigarette after seeing those.

 

[escort_gts]

Damn, that's looking nice. I get jealous every time I see more you have accomplished

 

[gwaii]

thanks guys....i like the way the pipes are going to look.still working out how to hang them,but i think i have a plan.




andover 25000 views!

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

I emailed the link to this thread to a fellow that I met at my store the other day (has a mid 80's F-250 with a built 460).Got a email back all it said was...........Holy Shit!

 

[Boggin]

I emailed the link to this thread to a fellow that I met at my store the other day (has a mid 80's F-250 with a built 460).Got a email back all it said was...........Holy Shit!

ive showed a few of my buddys this thread and the ranger refit. want most of them cant get over is how you just chopped the car up into a few peices a brought it in your basment and threw it all together like it was a kindergarten puzzle. and you have no worrys about chopping it all up again. i wouldnt have the nerve to cut it back up to bring outside, id just leave it as it is in the basment.cut out a few walls and drive it around down there.
oh and hook up a ventilation system if you want