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?

thanks guys. It's 'peel-n-stick' DEI Floor and Tunnel Shield II - I've used it on many many machines with great results - https://www.summitracing.com/parts/dei-050503