65 Barracuda w/500ci RB, Stage VI Max Wedge Port Heads, 6-speed, and 5.38 Dana
I decided to move to exhaust. I have not welded anything, just cut and mocked up before welding. I've only finished #2 and #8 pipes down to the collector, but I think it looks good. I know; #2 and #8 are the easiest to do, but I wanted to keep myself motivated so I did the easy ones first. I believe #4 and #6 are going to be a bear since I will have to probably have some pipes bent to clear the lower control arm. I'm not even looking forward to the drivers side; trying to clear the manual steering box and the bellcrank once I get it built.
You can't see from the photo, but there is actually clearance between the #2 pipe and the torsion bar. You can see in the one photo that there's 1/2" between the tire and the #8 pipe when the wheel is turned fully to the right. However, that was with the exhaust hanging as low as possible. I've since jacked up the right lower control arm to where the weight of the vechicle is on it and held it where I plan to weld it; there is 1" with it held in the position I intend to weld it after I finish the #4 and #6 pipes. The only dimple I had to make was on the #2 pipe where it comes near the rear upper control arm mount. I did have to massage the inner fender some and plan to do it a little more just in and forward of the shock. The pipes not against the fender, but it's close. There is probably an 1/8" between it and the valve cover.
I decided to move to exhaust. I have not welded anything, just cut and mocked up before welding. I've only finished #2 and #8 pipes down to the collector, but I think it looks good. I know; #2 and #8 are the easiest to do, but I wanted to keep myself motivated so I did the easy ones first. I believe #4 and #6 are going to be a bear since I will have to probably have some pipes bent to clear the lower control arm. I'm not even looking forward to the drivers side; trying to clear the manual steering box and the bellcrank once I get it built.
You can't see from the photo, but there is actually clearance between the #2 pipe and the torsion bar. You can see in the one photo that there's 1/2" between the tire and the #8 pipe when the wheel is turned fully to the right. However, that was with the exhaust hanging as low as possible. I've since jacked up the right lower control arm to where the weight of the vechicle is on it and held it where I plan to weld it; there is 1" with it held in the position I intend to weld it after I finish the #4 and #6 pipes. The only dimple I had to make was on the #2 pipe where it comes near the rear upper control arm mount. I did have to massage the inner fender some and plan to do it a little more just in and forward of the shock. The pipes not against the fender, but it's close. There is probably an 1/8" between it and the valve cover.
