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Old Jan 12, 2018 | 10:21 AM
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Ha...when I first saw those pics I thought to myself: "Man, I hope Braineack doesn't see these pictures...he'll have a brain aneurysm...".
Old Jan 12, 2018 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Braineack
your camera broke. this is unfortunate.
As noted...wasn't my camera...photos sent to me
Old Jan 12, 2018 | 10:24 AM
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His eyes broke, he can't read. This is unfortunate.
Old Jan 12, 2018 | 10:25 AM
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everyone knows I don't read.
Old Jan 16, 2018 | 01:05 PM
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Any update?
Old Jan 16, 2018 | 01:30 PM
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Any update?
Nope...he's welding lol
Old Jan 21, 2018 | 04:31 PM
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Still welding?
Old Jan 21, 2018 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnAdams
Still welding?
I hope not. Fabricators around my area are $90+/hr. A week of welding would be like 3,600 for an exhaust lol
Old Jan 21, 2018 | 05:35 PM
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There is a stack of cars at the shop it was taken to.
Old Jan 21, 2018 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ooja3k
I hope not. Fabricators around my area are $90+/hr. A week of welding would be like 3,600 for an exhaust lol
He’s still going...he does top notch work and there are other cars there. Plus it’s not just exhaust. He’s custom mounting my seats by modifying the trans tunnel and doing various other things. It’s fine...I told him just make it pretty. I’ll upload what he’s done this far but he has many projects at once...his shop is full of major builds. Sometimes to get good work you have to wait.

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Pictures I've received thus far















The sealer is curing over the weekend...undercoating goes on monday. He's been working on the brackets but I haven't received pictures yet. Glad to have more room for the seat to fit better. The first muffler he ordered he wasn't happy with so he ordered a different one. Ill stop by tomorrow and see what else has been done.

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Old Jan 22, 2018 | 04:03 PM
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Muffler...

Old Jan 23, 2018 | 09:34 PM
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Old Jan 23, 2018 | 10:01 PM
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Driver seat in...even with the seat mounted all the way on the modified tunnel it touches slightly...but the door closes so it should work. He's my height and notes the position is perfect. Seat isn't tightened down but looks good. Close-up shows how bad that window trim really is lol...might have to change those things.
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New pictures of the downpipe. Looks pretty damn awesome. Most of exhaust will be done tomorrow. Likely will pick the car up early next week. Super pumped.





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that's a really good lookin downpipe
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Is he going to do an oval/flattened pipe under the transmount? Having a flange where it's at is asking to get it ripped off on the track. If my flange were there it would be below the frame rails
Old Jan 25, 2018 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ooja3k
Is he going to do an oval/flattened pipe under the transmount? Having a flange where it's at is asking to get it ripped off on the track. If my flange were there it would be below the frame rails
I don't think so...where my mount is Im pretty sure there is room to get a 3 in pipe below it yet stay above the frame rails...its not like a ton of room but room nonetheless.
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Have him put a straight edge on it once you install the clamp. I'd bet money it's below the rails. Maybe it's cause my frame rails are flattened from grinding on curbs.

When I get mine redone I'm going to have him put the vband where your second weld up from the flange is, tucked up and safe and then ovalized under the trans mount
Old Jan 25, 2018 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ooja3k
Have him put a straight edge on it once you install the clamp. I'd bet money it's below the rails. Maybe it's cause my frame rails are flattened from grinding on curbs.

When I get mine redone I'm going to have him put the vband where your second weld up from the flange is, tucked up and safe and then ovalized under the trans mount
Fingers crossed...Ill keep you posted
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Hows everything going?



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