[gottattooz]

I got stainless 3 inch pipe to connect the headers to the side pipes. I bought an exhaust flaring tool, but apparently it's not strong enough to flare stainless. Dad and i even heated the pipe with a rose bud torch, and it didn't help. Looks like I'll be taking them to an exhaust shop to get them flared.

I bought a 10-pack of nut-serts from summit racing. I only needed 4 to mount the side pipe brackets, but i used one on a scrap metal to see how it works and ruined 3 of them trying to install them. I drilled the bottom of the 1"x2" rectangular spacer i welded to the inner rocker panels. I had to spot weld the nut-serts to keep them from spinning while trying to set the flares.

I did get the passenger sidepipe brackets and heat shield mounted, but i mocked in the inlet and outlet pipes for the picture. I need to take it all back apart and paint everything flat black so it's not visible when the exhaust is mounted permanently.

-Josh