thinking of doing my own exhaust

[blazinzuk]

So a pic request, big block guys with headers. do you have a good pic of the bends on the passenger side of your truck? Pretty much from the header exit to just behind the t-case.

I have done some exhaust building before so its really no big deal, just weighing all the options before I decide what to do

What I would really like is 2.5 from the headers to just behind the t-case, then into a single 3"

I don't want a dual exhaust so I am left with a local shop or building it myself

 

[ogrerick]

Having a tube bender and a notcher would be best, but you can stitch one together using pre-bent tubing. I got tubing from Speedway and cut pieces to fit. Despite a couple of years of welding/fab school and bending custom exhaust for a few years, I had a pressing deadline and screwed up big time. It works, but it's not pretty. If you have the equipment to do it, go for it. If not, my experience says find a GOOD exhaust shop that will fab it like you want.

 

[ryoken]

I farm my stuff out... and most in here know, I don't like farming anything out..

I've got a local Meineke guy that does awesome work.. award winning... and it's usually damn reasonable pricewise....

 

[rzmod]

had the shop do the exhaust on my jeep and wasnt impressed...didnt do it the way i wanted.i bought some mandrel j bends from summit and gonna do the jimmy myself...

 

[blazinzuk]

If my exhaust guy is back on his feet (broke his back in a sandrail accident) I will probably have him do it but I enjoy tedious things like grinding an exhuast pipe 10 times before welding it together for the prefect fit. Besides I think I can con my way onto a lift to do it.

Haven't really decided yet what to do. Depends on when I get the motor in (should have been 2 weeks ago). And how much time I have.

I still would like to see pictures of the passenger side exhaust pipe, specifically from a truck with a 465/205 combo