flush side exhaust done (almost)

[INSIDIOUS '86]

will get a vid of how she sounds in the morn

but right now all i got to do is grind it down and drill and rivet the aluminium protection plate on and call er good!

right now its saying that pics are failing to load for unkownreasons so bear with me sorry my rims are dirty in the pic, my wash bucket is a big popsicle right now

[68Timber]

Looking good! Put some miles on it before you finish it out to make sure it's not going to hit the springs.

[Pop's C-10]

i think a exhaust flex coupler would be needed..that way you can solid mount tha pipe to tha bed side & not have to worry about it rattling. it looks good sofar

[INSIDIOUS '86]

Originally Posted by Pop's C-10

i think a exhaust flex coupler would be needed..that way you can solid mount tha pipe to tha bed side & not have to worry about it rattling. it looks good sofar

there are a few things i would do differently if i did do it again, the springs are about an inch and a half away and the closer to the ends the less movment on the springs
right now the e brake bracket was the problem as it is directly in the way on the driverside

there are no rattling problems whatsoever however you may notice i have drop hangers on my truck so im unsure of whether this will work with stock hangers and a flip kit with caltracs, i would be pretty bummed if they dont work then.
so a flex pipe and maybe have a quarter inch bigger hole and mount the pipe with a hanger to the fenderwell would be my next fixes when done again, the routing of the otherside just looks horrible and cobbled together lol

do they even make 3'' flex joints

[muthstryker]

Cool idea.. And yes they do have 3" flex joints.

[Pop's C-10]

you don't have to mount it @ tha tip...you could mount it after tha header & solid mount the rest of tha exhaust...you going to flush em or leave a lil sticking out?..

[john_p]

shades of a p 51 mustang.. if it sounds as good as it looks,you have to be happy..

[INSIDIOUS '86]

very happy with the sound! those spintechs sound like nothing else im having a tough time finding a camera that can capture the essence of the sound

and pops im going to come to it with a grinder and flush them then put an aluminum plate around it to protect the paint and such so everything doesnt go all sooty black as for the flex pipe im going to mount it between the mufflers and bed exit so the bed and frame can flex independantly of the system, also makes it easier to mount the system so you dont have to be uber precise on the bends

[INSIDIOUS '86]

finished! this goes on record that I have not seen or known anybody to have this on a square body, and hereby attest that I am the first and only to have flush side exhaust on a 73-87 as of 11/24/11 turkey!

[bigredchevy]

hate to bust bubbles but my old truck was close to it

[INSIDIOUS '86]

Originally Posted by bigredchevy

hate to bust bubbles but my old truck was close to it

well then you and me are the proud few to have it!

[dv8customs]

All looks good except for the way the exhaust is exposed in the wheel well area. That would be enough to deter me from doing it.

Good work on it though

[INSIDIOUS '86]

well as soon as I do the through frame I will post pics and it will not be visable unless you try to find it

[Goldfinger]

How does it ride that close to the springs? I would crush that pipe by the first heavy load i'd move.

[JRANGER]

nice

[muthstryker]

You can come on over to Mill Creek and do mine if you want

[INSIDIOUS '86]

Originally Posted by muthstryker

You can come on over to Mill Creek and do mine if you want

I would be up for that, only issue is that this system can only work the way I did it with drop shackles and hangers, with the stock rear leaf it would have to go through frame, wich i will do to mine someday when I go to lower it the right way

as for clearance and driving with a load the leaf springs are an inch away and after jumping my truck over the train tracks and catching air a couple times, it rubbed but didnt even disturb the pipes, the only way the touch remotely is when you jack the truck up

[INSIDIOUS '86]

Forgot to post a vid lol. Next month its going through frame then done. At least till i get dougs headers someday
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...R/3bf29586.mp4

[3r!c84]

how loud are the spintechs ? hard to tell in the vid. getting tired of my flowmaster 40s

[INSIDIOUS '86]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

how loud are the spintechs ? hard to tell in the vid. getting tired of my flowmaster 40s

A tad louder than 40s with tailipes
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[bigwheel15]

That thing sounds beautiful! I might be adding spintechs to the list of mufflers to look into when I get an exhaust on mine.