[HO455]

Before I reinstalled the passenger side header I noticed that the insulation on the starter's jumper from the solenoid to the starter motor was cracked and falling off. (Photo #1 black wire next to red line.) So I took some time to put some heat shrink tubing over it. Not very good quality wire as the starter only got installed last July .
After the header was back in place I then threw myself into getting the exhaust connected back together. Basically I had to shorten the collector's about 5/8" and the corresponding tube about 1 1/2'. Unfortunately that only got me close. I had to put a pretty fair sized dent in each tube to get it to clear the crossmember. (Photo # 2) The tube is pulled back from the crossmember to show the dent. When in place it gives about 1/4" of clearance between the tube and crossmember. I hope it will be enough when the exhaust is hot. Of course the other end had to be extended. So I used a coupling that I welded on one end and clamped on the other end. (Photo # 3 & 4 blue arrows show where clamps goes)The idea being that if the dented areas end up hitting the crossmember and vibrating I will be able to unbolt things instead of cutting it apart with a Sawsall.
As part of the making the tube clear the crossmember I also moved the where the O2 sensors are installed in the exhaust. I had originally installed the bungs in the exhaust pipes months before I had received the Innovate guage set. During the installation of the Air/Fuel guage I had to read the directions and that is when I learned I had put the bungs in the wrong location. They needed to be in the top of the pipe to prevent water damage and mine were in the lower part of the tubes. Sure enough the lower of the 2 failed after several months.