Hey thanks for the gusset idea and I will work to complete that as well. Thanks for the compliments on me little project here.
I would recommend to find a piece of 5 x 5 square rather than the 6 x 4 I used to complete this. 5 x 5 would give more clearance for the exhaust to run through and I think it would look better as well.
I will say it sounds a lot better with a quality header carrying the tune of the Mother Thumper.