Exhaust System Upgrade - Camp Wheezy

I gave Danny the fun jobs (it’s your truck, you’re getting dirty!) like snaking the headers up between the framerail and the engine.

It was tricky business and required the passenger-side collector be modified to clear the trans pan. But once the headers were in place, it was time to start attaching the rest of the exhaust components.

We lucked out and the S-bend in the U-Fit kit gave us the perfect routing to clear the transmission crossmember on the driver side.

Luckier still was the fact that the oversized end happened to be on the collector’s side, so all we had to do was clamp it into place before it was welded up.

The passenger side once again was a bit more work as the S-bend needed to be sliced right in the middle of the jog portion to clear the tranny crossmember and not interfere with the floor.

With both sides tacked to this point, it was then time to install the cutouts and hookup kit. These were also clamped into place while we played with their positioning.

Pleased with the placement of everything, the collectors were unbolted from the headers and each side was welded up.

I then cut the corresponding length of tubing on a chop saw.

A final fitment check under the truck and it was back to welding.