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Took the 63 up to my local Muffler shop.

Went with 2.5" custom exhaust. We were able to keep the sway bar by spacing out 1.5" from Frame rails and having 1 head pipe go above and 1 below. Also sent the pipes as close to the modified 69 firebird x-cross member as possible. Hugged the drive shaft through the suspension front cross member. Mufflers fit nicely in in the recessed area...then up and over the axle and outward at an angle between the tire and rear frame rail like a firebird.

I already had the mufflers and the 67 GTO manifold turndowns/headpipes ... the the price of exhaust pipe is much higher than I remembered. ...they told me $50 a stick for an aluminized 2.5" 7' piece. I had almost $200 in just pipe without labor or hangers .. ouch!

We will make our own H-pipe (after trans) as the muffler shop dosen't use a hole saws and thought we could do better job.

Engine and trans are out for brake lines and paint touch up of the engine compartment.

Final assembly soon!