IDK...I don't see cutting and replacing a piece of exhaust being a problem for you....should the need ever arise. I appreciate you posting your builds.

thanks - happy to do it, especially if it helps someone on their build

Exhaust is tacked in place - ordered fresh rubber isolators and it all seems to have just enough 'give' to handle the shaking and jarring while also keeping it located in place - should work good. Opted for a Cheery Bomb 'salute' straight-through perforated muffler for my resonator, and re-utilizing the OE Wrangler muffler. Taking a page from past builds I'm using the awesome Walker multi-layer band clamps to hold it all together. Now to weld the seams, send the y-pipe to Jet-Hot, fab the front heat shield, and bolt it all in for good.

...would like to avoid having excessive heat soaking into the trans bellhousing and surrounding linkage etc. so I fabbed up this simple heat shield - it'll have DEI Tunnel Shield II on the inside to reflect heat away - should work good.

trans heat shield is painted, baked, lined, and installed - aught to work great 👍

appears to me to be a well thought out and executed design.
you have very good fab skills in my opinion.

Oh that's nice, really like the updates.
How is the insulation attached to the metal?