Playing with pipes- Updated, more pics

Good start and you seem to be having no problems fitting the cut ends together. How are you cutting and dressing the ends before tack welding (fit)? ie what tools are you using? Did the kit come with the center pair of tubes already bent to fit that area? It looks tighter than the typical radius bends available.

the pipe kit was just random bends with multiple bends per tube. I just cut what I need and formed the port end to fit the flange. That part was alot easier than I thought it would be. I'm using a band saw to cut the pipes and clean up the ends with my belt/disc combo sander. Some of the joints are really good, others are not quite so good. Overall I'm pretty happy with how it's workingout.

Dave- I don't have the collectors yet so that why I tacked 4 pieces of scrap together for a target. It ended up that i did not even use it. The flat bar located where I wanted the pipes to land and that worked well. The passenger side is mostly done except for the collector.

Are you gonna want to duplicate those headers for a small nominal fee??

Kevin, I just might be able to do that... I want to see how this set come out first. I may need to buy another truck just to do mock ups on, once this one is running.

I finished fitting all of the primary pipes. Now I just need to get the collectors, reducers and flanges.

Nice progress , Not sure if I would have the courage to tackle that job, and besides, if I did the cost of steel would go up, trade balance would plumment, and, steel scrap prices would drop, from all the discarded steel tubing I would throw out in the process

I finished the headers on saturday and installed them . I am going to modify the trans crossmember for extra clearance for the dual exhaust. The prototype master cylinder brake booster eliminator adapter is finshed too :

Nice work!

Wow, and I thought I had clearance troubles? You REALLY had a tight squeeze!
Impressive that you could fit four pipes through there!!!!


Any full vehicle pics??

there more pics of the truck at the website : www.bigblockdakota.com . It doesn't look like much with the hood closed/

You did a good job tucking them up under the chassis. The cross member does look like a minor issue, but if you can make headers, you can trim that!

Looks good.

Very nice fabrication work That truck is going to be sneaky and quick.

Real nice Greg.....is this being built for a customer or for yourself?

The truck is for me, for a daily driver. It'll be easier to park than the dually. Of course, I'll have to take it to the track to see what it will do.