Super excited for seats, though right now I'm hoping that things go over well at work, or I'm not going to have any $$$ for any more car toys for a bit.
Anyway, exhaust fab!
V band. This is the 2nd one I did. Not too horrible at least.
And muffler to exhaust joint:
Somewhere along the way I forgot my turbo outlets were 3" and the rest of the exhaust was 2.5" (I can't fit 3" past the transmission/braces). So I just ordered some 2.5/3.0 transitions, but I cannot finish the exhaust -> turbo joints until then. They're close now and have room for adjustment to get alignment right. I wanted the exhaust tucked ABOVE the cross braces, so it's TIGHT in there. It will go over the axle/3 link and under the swaybar and forward of the panhard. Needs a couple of v-bands and pieces to make it all fit right. Anyway, pictures!
It's not quite as tight to the torque arm as this picture appears. It has room to cycle suspension without impacting it.
I'm happy with how it's come out so far. The lift makes it pretty easy and I like all the TIG practice. I sure burn through gas quickly with all this welding though, faster than the MIG does anyway. Oh, I decided to dump the gates to atmosphere. After looking at the clearances, I've decided that while I can handle dumping them in, it will make assembly/service a royal pain and also, I don't give a crap about putting them into the exhaust anyway. There's room for them to dump to atmosphere and still be clear of everything.
I have some aluminum heat shield on order that will be formed to the tunnel to help reflect some heat back, since the turbos/exhaust are pretty snug to the floorboard.
