Need tailpipe recommendations for 1964 c10

[64stpside]

I need to step up my exhaust size to 2.5 in on my c10
after putting the new motor in. I want to add an x-pipe
and do new tail pipes.
Do I absolutely have to have tailpipes for a 64 c10?
It seems stuff for the early 70s trucks is much cheaper
I want to keep the 45 deg angled exhaust tailpipe design that's on it now.
Has anyone found a good, cheaper option that works pretty good?
I don't mind cutting and modding a litte if needed.

[jayoldschool]

Just start looking at pipes on Rockauto and on the Walker site. Way back in the early 90s when I did duals on my 71 Pontiac, the shop used a stock OTA on one side, and a Ford station wagon on the other side. It was what they had in stock. Perfect.

[AcampoDave]

Tailpipes aren't nessasary but they sure are nice. They reduce annoying reaonance and fumes in the cab and also just make the sound more pleasing to the ear. A crossover can be an H or an X with the H being easier and nearly as effective. If your not oppose to some fab work, I had great results using a kit with 90's, 45's, a couple long straight pieces and a couple u bends. They sell them at Summit, Speedway, etc and are mandrel bent with a stub on one end and a socket on the other. I used Walker "mega-clamps" to secure my mufflers and resonators to the pipes. I also put a mega clamp in the middle of my H pipe so as to be able to separate either side independently in the event I needed to remove one side.