Plugging along on my exhaust system. Got the filler panels fitted and tacked onto the headers.
Now working on the sidepipes and mounts. My long trailing arms have caused a lot of head (and fanny) scratchin' on how best to mount the sidepipes (using different hands of course.)
After pursuing a neat mounting system from down under
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=19747&p=247187#p247187 I've had to change directions due to clearance and part availability issues.
At this point I'm planning on the approach Corvette used for C2/C3 sidepipes. The pic shows a set of sidepipes for a 65-67 big block, which will look a bit like what will be coming off my headers.
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1965 – 1967 Corvette Big Block Side Pipe Exhaust System - 1.jpg
Here's the Corvette mounting hardware:
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C2C3 Corvette sidepipe mounts -1.jpg
On the Corvette, the rubber biscuits stack on the short round tubes, clamping the ring-shaped tabs from the sidepipe picture between the 2" diameter rubber donuts. The mount stacks are bolted to the underside of the Corvette frame, pointing downward. In my setup, the mount stacks will sit on top of short outriggers welded to the lower side rails with the short round tubes pointed upwards. The outriggers and stacks will fit under my lower trailing arms and still have clearance in a max droop situation. The sidepipes will be located horizontally by adjusting the length of the outriggers and the tabs. Once bolted up, the sidepipes' vertical and horizontal positions should be fixed with a little jiggle room allowed by the rubber donuts.
That's the theory anyway. My sidepipes should arrive by this weekend and I'll be able to make a more accurate mockup. Pics to follow.