side pipes- lots of pics wanted

[bohmankid]

The first two pics are what it looked like when i bought the truck.





I redid the entire exhaust with the 2 1/4 inch kit from summit racing. I tucked them up before the leaf springs and put 4 inch slanted tips on there. They're about half an inch away from the body. Close to the gas tanks, but I ditched the side saddle tanks and put in a blazer tank in the back.

[i heart square bodys]

Originally Posted by bohmankid

The first two pics are what it looked like when i bought the truck.

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I redid the entire exhaust with the 2 1/4 inch kit from summit racing. I tucked them up before the leaf springs and put 4 inch slanted tips on there. They're about half an inch away from the body. Close to the gas tanks, but I ditched the side saddle tanks and put in a blazer tank in the back.

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BINGO!! thats exactly what i needed! how did you get around the parking brake cables? or do the pipes even get hot enought to melt them at that point? also do you have any more pics of the routing? how do you like the split cowl hood by the way? i got the same one for my 2wd truck haha thought the split cowl looked a little different then the regular one people usually get! thanks !
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[spencer_41188]

mine is 4 wheel drive but you get the idea that and my tail pipes go straight up i'll see about posting a vid

stock trans crossmember is a bit of a pain to get over/under but an exhaust shop can help you with that

[bohmankid]

Originally Posted by i heart square bodys

BINGO!! thats exactly what i needed! how did you get around the parking brake cables? or do the pipes even get hot enought to melt them at that point? also do you have any more pics of the routing? how do you like the split cowl hood by the way? i got the same one for my 2wd truck haha thought the split cowl looked a little different then the regular one people usually get! thanks !
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I routed the pipes just low enough to clear the parking break cable by a few inches, but just high enough to hug the body of the truck. The parking break cable is easy to move too, you could just weld a U-shaped bracket to the frame and hang the cable from it if it hangs too close to the exhaust. Also, if you're trying to do this exhaust with a 2 wheel drive truck, it'll be a lot easier to do an X-pipe since you have no transfer case. I was going to do an X-pipe but it was too hard on my 4x4.

I don't have any more pics of the routing because I'm currently re-doing it for my ls swap I just finished. But it'll be exactly the same and I'll post more pics up when I get it done.

The cowl hood is cool. Definitely different. Gives it a new look, I like it a lot. Thanks.

[1985_C10]

Originally Posted by bohmankid

The first two pics are what it looked like when i bought the truck.

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I redid the entire exhaust with the 2 1/4 inch kit from summit racing. I tucked them up before the leaf springs and put 4 inch slanted tips on there. They're about half an inch away from the body. Close to the gas tanks, but I ditched the side saddle tanks and put in a blazer tank in the back.

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how did you do the single tank? i want to get rid of the saddle tanks on my truck too. is there a place to mount the single tank in the back or do you have to rig it?

[bohmankid]

Originally Posted by 1985_C10

how did you do the single tank? i want to get rid of the saddle tanks on my truck too. is there a place to mount the single tank in the back or do you have to rig it?

I bought a 31 gallon Suburban tank and mounted it in the back. I had to drill out my crossmembers and relocate them. Check out post #48 of MY BUILD THREAD. The video shows a quick glimpse of the tank. I still need to take pics of it and post it to my thread. Also, check out THIS LINK. It has a vague step by step of how Captkaos did his tank swap.


Also, @i heart square bodys, I just finished my new side exit exhaust. I'll take some pics and maybe a video tonight and try to get them on here..

[1985_C10]

Originally Posted by bohmankid

I bought a 31 gallon Suburban tank and mounted it in the back. I had to drill out my crossmembers and relocate them. Check out post #48 of MY BUILD THREAD. The video shows a quick glimpse of the tank. I still need to take pics of it and post it to my thread. Also, check out THIS LINK. It has a vague step by step of how Captkaos did his tank swap.


Also, @i heart square bodys, I just finished my new side exit exhaust. I'll take some pics and maybe a video tonight and try to get them on here..

so what was the point of him putting the spare tire thing back on? i thought he was gonna use it to bolt the straps to but it looks like theyre bolted to some angle iron...

[bohmankid]

Originally Posted by 1985_C10

so what was the point of him putting the spare tire thing back on? i thought he was gonna use it to bolt the straps to but it looks like theyre bolted to some angle iron...

It's to hold the tank from the top. the straps hold it from the bottom, and he needed something to push it back down. I used angle iron, personally. I know it's confusing, I didn't know what it was for until I actually dove into it myself.

Anyway, here are pics of my new exhaust setup. You can see how close it is to the ebrake. Doesn't bother me, and doesn't hurt anything. I've driven it quite a few miles like this.






And here is an exhaust video link to youtube I made earlier.

[i heart square bodys]

Originally Posted by bohmankid

It's to hold the tank from the top. the straps hold it from the bottom, and he needed something to push it back down. I used angle iron, personally. I know it's confusing, I didn't know what it was for until I actually dove into it myself.

Anyway, here are pics of my new exhaust setup. You can see how close it is to the ebrake. Doesn't bother me, and doesn't hurt anything. I've driven it quite a few miles like this.

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And here is an exhaust video link to youtube I made earlier.

lets see a video ! looks awsome man ! thanks for all your help

[bohmankid]

Originally Posted by i heart square bodys

lets see a video ! looks awsome man ! thanks for all your help

I posted a link of the video. it's hiding under all the pics LOL

edit: here ya go haha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2ecF1tE9-8&feature=youtu.be