I think for now I'll be able to move forward again, even if it's just a little bit. I was so pissed that I couldn't find the parts I needed that I decided to do what I should have done in the first place. Go to hedman.com and see if I could figure out just what I needed. Yup, 3" ball to 2-1/4" collectors....Ordered shortly after I posted, because if you can't work on a project, you might as well spend money on it right? They showed up today, and I'm super excited that they are going to do the trick. Now I should be able to mock the exhaust up and see some forward progress. I'm still not sure what to do when I get done mocking these up, but maybe this will force me to actually think about it.