TA_C10: Stage 1

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Originally Posted by SCOTI

Gothcha. Your trans x-member looks like what I used. I put a 3/4 wood spacer under the pipe/on top of the x-member to ensure good clearance when building mine (it will drop a hair & allows 1/2 - 3/4 gap).

That's good info on the sag. I will do the same. I just looked at your build page on your exhaust and I will probably do something similar. Do you have pics of your headers leading into the exhaust? Would be nice to see what you got going on in that area. Thanks.

Originally Posted by 1971Stepside

I have the holes in my cross member for the exhaust and went with the Dingo trans cross member so didn't have to jump up right at the header, but it looks like I will have to go up just beyond that. I would like the headers to be about 2" higher. I'm sure interested in the kit you ordered though. Trying to decide if I want to do this or just take it to a shop. Are you going to H-Pipe it behind the trans?

That trans x-member looks nice for this reason. I am planning on doing something similar to SCOTI exhaust, but not the awesomeness in the rear he did lol, I will be going under the rear x-member and U-Turn it over the axle and then dump them towards the sides right behind the rear wheels. I don't want them to be seen. I am also going to copy SCOTI on his H-Pipe idea.

EDIT: And here is the kit I bought from Amazon. It seems pretty decent stuff to me, but I am no expert. It's all individually wrapped with bubble wrap and already polished(not perfect but not bad either).

https://www.amazon.com/BLACKHORSE-RA...gateway&sr=8-3