Ok, the rear end is now in, now is the time to
address the exhaust system. At the beginning I stated I wanted a
quieter exhaust system, but I still wanted to disturb the piece on
occasion. Here we go
What we need is some electric cut outs! In
this picture the valve is open.
To get the quiter exhaust system I purchased
some custom build mufflers from
United
Muffler build to the same size as
FlowMaster mufflers so that they fit in the American Thunder exhaust
system. I am really particular (you most likely have not figured
that out yet) about how the mufflers hang und a car. I really hate
it when they are uneven. I get everything in place and block in and
then weld it
Ok, once I got the system all welded up and
hanging straight, I took it back out and cut it up again to install
the cutouts. Once the cutouts were welded in place I painted the
pipes a light gray.
I mounted the cut outs on the inboard side of
the exhaust system between the pipes and the transmission. They fit
into that area really nice and you can not see them at all when
looking at the car from the side.
This is a shot looking from the rear end up to
the transmission. You can see both cutouts mounted on the inboard
side of the pipes, between the pipes and the transmission.
This is the outboard side of the pipe and as
you can see the cutout is not visible from the side of the car
unless you are laying on the ground.
Ok, the rear end and exhaust project are
complete, well until next time anyway.
