Quarter panel exhaust

Belgiquebasterd · May 30, 2014

Redid my exhaust a while back, pacesetter headers, duals dumped just in front of the axle. Sound was ok, but the drone was awfull. I now extended the exhaust to dump out the side of the bed, hopefully eliminating the drone and keeping just the sound.

Point of no return, have to say cutting big holes in the bodywork made me weak in the knees lol

Point of no return

Trim

Test fitting exhaust, twin 3" duals dumping in a 5" tip.

End result, still have to connect everything on the inside, won't be as simple as I thought, lot's of stuff in the way. But then again, nothing is ever simple on these trucks

04hemisportedt · May 30, 2014

End result, still have to connect everything on the inside, won't be as simple as I thought, lot's of stuff in the way. But then again, nothing is ever simple on these trucks

You'll figure it out...What part of Belgium you in? I have sister who lives in Ghent area

Belgiquebasterd · May 30, 2014

04hemisportedt said:
You'll figure it out...What part of Belgium you in? I have sister who lives in Ghent area

Bruges about 30 miles from Ghent.

04hemisportedt · May 30, 2014

huh...small world. Whenever she visits I always make sure she rides in the truck (she's very environmental and calls my truck an "Atom Bomb"...my first names Adam/Bombs are bad)

Beautiful truck by the way...

Belgiquebasterd · May 30, 2014

04hemisportedt said:
huh...small world. Whenever she visits I always make sure she rides in the truck (she's very environmental and calls my truck an "Atom Bomb"...my first names Adam/Bombs are bad)

Beautiful truck by the way...

Lot of three huggers over here

trucks are not very popular :banghead:

04hemisportedt · May 30, 2014

Lot of three huggers over here trucks are not very popular :banghead:

Have some over here too...just do a burn out in front of there house and call it a day. I feel more sorry for you having to deal with those gas prices!

My sister always questioned my need for my truck, until she helped me haul drywall, stone, scrap metal, firewood, etc...I think she got the picture.

HemiFun05 · May 30, 2014

Belgiquebasterd said:
Lot of three huggers over here trucks are not very popular :banghead:

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Come to Texas - our trees are used for 'hanging-the-huggers' :thumb:.

Redtruck-VA · May 30, 2014

Christof, so how are you going to route the pipes?

MANual_puller · May 30, 2014

Are you going to need a heat shield in there to keep the plastic fender well liner from melting? That does look pretty darn good from the outside and the plumbing is going to be a work of art on the inside the way it looks lol good luck! :thumb:

Redtruck-VA · May 31, 2014

Maybe a notch would be the answer?

preachp · May 31, 2014

Hi All, and Belgiquebastard,

Belgiquebasterd said:
Lot of three huggers over here trucks are not very popular :banghead:

Yeah until their $45000 battery powered Prius won't charge or gets stuck in the ditch then all of a sudden that earth killing, smog spewing monster is well maybe OK.
Wonder if they ever thought about the energy it takes to make those flippin' batteries.......OK getting off my soap box.....
Definitely check on heat shielding. Good luck have fun.

preachp

charged392 · May 31, 2014

Nice cutouts there looks good should sound good too.

Belgiquebasterd · May 31, 2014

Redtruck-VA said:
Christof, so how are you going to route the pipes?

With difficulty

, pipes are gonne go up and over the frame in between the frame rail and the bed, there is room enough there but it will take some time to fit everything. Pics will follow when completed.

No need for a notch for two reasons, first truck wouldn't pass yearly inspection if I did that, second there is 'plenty' room for the exhaust to pass over the frame.

MANual_puller said:
Are you going to need a heat shield in there to keep the plastic fender well liner from melting? That does look pretty darn good from the outside and the plumbing is going to be a work of art on the inside the way it looks lol good luck! :thumb:

I don't think that's necessary, exhaust tips on my previous muffler (under the bed) had some overspray on them from when I sprayed the frame and that didn't even burn off. So I think it's not even getting that hot there, time will tell!

Redtruck-VA · May 31, 2014

So frame notching isn't allowed? Are fabricated Hot Rods legal?

Belgiquebasterd · May 31, 2014

Redtruck-VA said:
So frame notching isn't allowed? Are fabricated Hot Rods legal?

Nope, the car has to be completely stock. They let you get away with some things, but frame modifications is a big no no!

Hot rods built from scratch are illegal here, vehicles older than 30 years have easier rules, but you then there are limitations as to where and when you can drive them.

Belgiquebasterd · May 31, 2014

Long day today, with a lot of measuring, welding, cutting it out, do it over,... with not much to show for it, but the hard work is done. Had to move the muffler about a foot toward the front so basically had to redo the entire exhaust from the termination boxes.

up and over the frame

tight fit but have about an inch clearance all round the pipes.

All that's left is connecting the two 3 inch pipes to the 5" end pipe, still haven't figured out how I'll do that. Main issue is to prevent the 5" pipe hitting the bodywork.

Redtruck-VA · May 31, 2014

Well done! Great fab skills. I didn't think there was that much room over top of the frame. The QC must be different than my RC. Sounds like your regulations are tough on car builders. How about motorcycles, same thing?

HemiFun05 · May 31, 2014

Nicely Done :thumb:

MANual_puller · Jun 1, 2014

Idk, that'll be really tough to keep the tip from hitting the body with that close of clearances. I think it can be done if you brace the pipes on both sides of the frame to the box floor so that they and the tip move with the box and then give the exhaust a place to flex by putting braided flex piping in place of the vertical pieces off the mufflers. I'm not sure how to go about bracing to the box floor though without drilling a bunch of holes, might be less than sightly, idk. With your bed cover, a few screw heads on the floor won't be seen and might actually be a good idea that could work for you too. Good luck and keep the pics coming! The end result is certainly going to be unique :thumb:

charged392 · Jun 1, 2014

Run two braces directly of the frame to the tip should be enough to hold it in place

Quarter panel exhaust

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preachp

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Redtruck-VA

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