For what it's worth, here's the progress so far.
If there are are any comments, I'll post additional pics.

 

Looks super clean. Who makes that Y peice?

 

It's a Magnaflow 2 x 2.5" into single 3" merge collector.
I've got a part number I'll post later.
Here's a look at the finished product.

 

wow looks better than mine...i bet alot cheaper too....darn exhaust guys charge too much

 

It's a work of art man....... plain and simple !!!!!!!! I mean that!!!!

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Holy smokes man!!!!

How did you build that !!!!

Mines crap in comparison..........(there's pictures out there but I'm too embarassed to repost them.....)

I need to learn how to weld!!!!! You didn't do anything with your transmission crossmember did you ??? How much clearance do you have???

Looks Great!!!!!!!

 

Bump !!!!!

Everybody should be looking at this thing!!!!

 

I can't take the credit for this work.
The guys name is Tom Britton. He runs a business called Altered Images. It used to be the installation division of Performance Improvements (like Jegs or Summit)
He's a master. Plain and simple. Does lots of Nostalgia gassers. Full tube chassis', suspension, etc.
I've got a couple more pics.

 

Got any pics with it installed that show ground clearance?

 

aha found the part # MPE-10778 from summit. It looks like he used two hedman extension S bends on there is that correct?

 

he probably just used mandrel bent pieces.

looks great, btw. A flowmaster merge pipe has a little smoother transition, just as a point of reference if anyone else is wanting to do this.

http://www.jegs.com/i/Flowmaster/389/Y250300/10002/-1

 

It's all mandrel bends. I picked up 4 Y-J stainless steel bends from Vibrant.
It's all slice and dice after that.

 

Everything is fabbed from 4 different Y-J stainless mandrel shapes. Here's a shot of the tacked together piece ready for purged TIG welding.

 

It's back on the hoist for some additional work.
I'll post some ground clearence pics when it's finished.

 

That is a very nice setup you have there.

 

very nice, i'll post up pics of my setup soon as i get it done but its pretty similar to yours. BUT i'm using spohn crossmember so i ran the pipes abit wider around that, and i'm using regular aluminized pipe and mig welded and its not the prettiest welds but it works

 

Do you have any pictures of that Spohn crossmember? I was thinking of fabricating my own by cutting and channeling an original.

 

not yet, but i didnt cut up my crossmember and so far clearance looks pretty good. I'll have pics up later on when i get a chance to finish the build

 

Here are a few shots of a modified stock crossmember.

 

definitely interested in these

 

Here's a couple.
My driveway has quite a bit of crown to it so there's even more clearence.
Doesn't give me a problem at all even fully loaded with a couple of passengers , two sets of golf clubs and 100 lbs in car parts. ( I was shopping at Jeg's and Summit)

 

not too shabby

 

thats what i'm hoping to gain out of mine that be plenty of clearance

 

that looks pretty good. ive got the spohn crossmember and the local muffler shop did a so-so job on it, looking forward to pics from Orr89RocZ; i really dont want to cut up that crossmember.

good job; good ground clearance. those are 2.5 in pipes right?

 

I can see that it's more difficult with the Spohn crossmember. I would probably fab one myself based on Spohn's pattern although I'd make room for collector extentions and duals.
I will say one thing for sure. There's no comparison between a run of the mill short tube header system (this dosren't include Dyno Don's headers) and a LT header with a decently designed 2 into 1. It's not duals (yet) but the difference is amazing.
I intend to pursue the resonator box however for now, I'm looking for my first 12 second time slip.
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Yes. I reduced the collector to 2.5" at the header. With less than 400 hp , 2 x 2.5" has more than enough capacity. I also like the tuning range of the smaller collector.