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Brown Truck Delivered something special today ;)
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Sweet.... Did you go with the RTX?
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Update - TA and Frame boxed and painted.
Finished up boxing in the frame next to TA. Should be nice and strong. Ready for exhaust. :metal: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gN...I=w601-h801-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CO...=w1068-h801-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ly...=w1068-h801-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/QS...=w1068-h801-no :chevy: |
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Dang man you're making some serious moves! Looks like you're getting some good shop time in and a lot of work done. Keep it up! Enjoying the pictures.
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Dakota Digital!! I need your budget to help me finish mine :) Can't wait to see those installed.
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Hopefully installation goes well & it will be the last effort. If not, I get to reassemble the old stuff for another day/another attempt. |
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Update - Started on Exhaust :metal:
My exhaust finally came in.... For the second time.... First package was damaged in shipping and one of the 4' pieces was missing... hmmmmm... Anyway. I was trying desperately to just reuse the 3" exhaust that the PO had on it but it just wasn't going to work. The new routing screwed it all up. So I started looking for the cheapest kit I could find thinking I would just use what I already had, get a few new bends and straight pieces, and weld'em together. Well this doesn't really exist unless you go to Home Depot and use their fence posts lol, even then you need a bender. So I found a builder kit on Amazon for $169, came with 2 4' straight pieces, 2 U-bends, 2 90's, and 2 45's. Steel. But then right next to it was the exact same kit in SS and it was the same exact price..... So I bought stainless. Crazy. Now I don't have the gas to weld stainless, nor do I have the stainless wire for my mig welder, so don't kill me when use .025 steel wire to weld this up. I don't care, the original plan is still in play, I just happened to get SS on the cheap. Unless someone has a better idea that doesn't cost me anymore money ;) Sure looks good, I made my first cut last night and stuck it in a band clamp. It's gonna clear my E-Brake rod, whew.... I'm using band clamps until I am ready to finalize it. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VH...E=w727-h969-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IC...=w1292-h970-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/yT...=w1292-h970-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PK...=w1292-h970-no :chevy: :metal: :chevy: |
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Nice work! Does kicking it up to clear the trans x-member hurt or help the angle/height where it routes through the T/A x-member exhaust holes? |
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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?
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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. :smoke: 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 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TX...o=w582-h583-no :chevy: |
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I hemmed and hawed for days over the stainless option. Its crazy how cheap those kits are, and who doesn't like a shiney exhaust system. I was thinking I could tack everything in place and take it to a local shop who welds stainless professionally. After I wasted enough time kicking that around in my head, I chickened out and just went with aluminized steel. Over all I'm happy with my results, but I am curious to see how yours turns out, so please post your results...
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I tack mine together w/SS wire + gas using my Mig @ 3pts on the tubing seam for fitting & try to keep sections @ 3-4' max lengths. When they get welded, they are re-tacked w/the Tig torch between my Mig tacks. We then cut/grind the Mig tacks out. The Tig stumbles & does not like going over the Mig tacks. My stuff is back-purged as well. When you're done, you only need to buff the seam out. My dually (entire exhaust except headers) & 64 (except tailpipes) were done that way. The SS turns to a tan/grey/nickle appearing color @ its warmest points. The rest stays unturned. Pretty easy to use red Scotch-Brite pads for keeping them shiny. Also, SS is susceptable to the oils on your person. Be careful when poking around things because your fingerprints will cook into the tubes @ those warm areas & will then require more effort to remove once cooked in (guess how I learned that :rolleyes: ). |
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Update - Exhaust going in
I went out of town this weekend so not much time on the truck. Got an hour or so yesterday to cut a couple pieces and start tacking them in. Had to zig a little here, zag over there, but it lines up real nice. I have decided to cut into my transmission x-member though. I found out taking a 90 degree tube and cutting it right in half then turning one piece around made the perfect height needed to match the straight pipe going to back of truck. Problem is it hits the trans x-member just a little so I have some 3/16 plate left over I am going to notch it on top and run the exhaust over it. The x-member is only 1/8 steel box so the 3/16 should help keep the strength up. We shall see. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vf...I=w727-h969-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/na...=w1292-h970-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/aU...8=w727-h969-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0L...g=w727-h969-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TN...U=w727-h969-no :chevy: |
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Update - Exhaust
Got the front tacked in. Need to figure out where in the tubes I will install v-band clamps for service/maint. I think I have plenty of room to just wrap these pipes over the trans x-member instead of modifying the x-member. Exhaust wrap. Call it a day. I also am posting a pic of where I think I will put an h-pipe. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Kd...U=w727-h969-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rd...A=w727-h969-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dB...=w1292-h970-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1f...8=w727-h969-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RF...U=w727-h969-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/x0...=w1292-h970-no :chevy: |
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Looking good. I wish I had and knew how to use a TIG.
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Update - Exhaust halfway done
Friday I was able to weld up the pipes from headers back to muffler flanges. I am using v-band clamps. I got 2 clamps from Summit(their brand) and then bought 4 more clamps on amazon. The amazon ones are fine, but the summit brand clamps are much larger and well thought out design. They are more expensive of course. But I think these amazon clamps are going to be just fine. I used the summit quality clamps on the headers. Cheaper clamps at the rear of long pipe. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5z...s=w727-h969-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ih...k=w727-h969-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/B4...=w1292-h970-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Bs...E=w727-h969-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Zb...=w1292-h970-no :chevy: |
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And then this happened..... All my weekend plans were screwed.... I removed the trans to install my torque converter and found the rear main was leaking. I'm glad I ran the engine a couple times before I installed everything or I would have never caught this until after.... But. I was really hoping to just use all the existing items that came with engine, seals, water pump, timing chain, oil pump, etc..... In 3-5 years I plan to do some cool upgrades(stage 2) so I was hoping to get lucky but of course, now that I have this thing apart, I'm replacing all this stuff....
I priced everything at AZ just to see a price difference, and RockAuto was $200 cheaper for everything I ordered, AND they are better parts! The more I use RockAuto the more I like them. Just have to pay/wait for shipping. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TQ...M=w727-h969-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sV...=w1292-h970-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mp...M=w727-h969-no :chevy: |
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