My '67 Fleetside C10 renew

[jlsanborn]

Trying to get this thing back on track, get on a little roll here! I got the shop looking good, pile of firewood and a couple cylinders filled. I ordered up a "builder kit" from Columbia River Mandrel Bends. 2-1/2" aluminized stuff. I also got one of them expander dealios from HFT to make slip joints. Just got started last night. Using hose clamps to help mark the tubes for cuts on the radiuses and also to hold them together as I mock it all up. Works great, you can twist the joint to where you likey then tighten the clamp. I'll tack together what I've gotten done here then move to the other side, then build a balance pipe.

Mcbassin showed us how to make perfect ports in the cross member but I don't have a hole saw that big or a motor that'd turn one. So, blue-tip and a burr. Still scratchin my head a bit on the back half. Sure wanna go over the axle but dunno if that's really gonna happen.