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 My Exhaust in the Ballpark?

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Bull

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PostSubject: My Exhaust in the Ballpark?   My Exhaust in the Ballpark? Icon_minitimeWed Oct 09, 2013 9:24 pm

I'm having some trouble hanging the exhaust on my '95 Roadmaster wagon. I bought a complete setup, nearly new, from a guy parting out a '96 Roadmaster wagon. The cars are identical and the exhaust should install with no problems.

However, since it's my project, there are problems.

It's awkward doing this by myself, but the hangers aren't lining up perfectly with the stock hanger locations and the OTA pipe seems close to the tire and the suspension; adjusting it away from the tire puts it in the way of or on the wrong side of the heat shield that protects the side of the gas tank.

Does it look ballparked to you, and just a matter of some tweaking that might occur if I can get a friend to help me monkey multiple pieces around at once?

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See this hanger? Is this what is supposed to bolt to the frame, or does this bolt to one of those flexible straps that is bolted to the frame? This thing does not line up with the stock exhaust hanger holes, and the guy I got it from said it was attached to his car at the stock locations.
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Fred Kiehl

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PostSubject: Re: My Exhaust in the Ballpark?   My Exhaust in the Ballpark? Icon_minitimeWed Oct 09, 2013 10:45 pm

Your problem may be the Flowmasters. If the inlet and outlet are not at the same places as the OEM mufflers, it will misalign the pipes from the mufflers back.
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PostSubject: Re: My Exhaust in the Ballpark?   My Exhaust in the Ballpark? Icon_minitimeWed Oct 09, 2013 11:52 pm

Thanks for replying, Fred.

The issue I can't get over in my mind is that this system came from a '96 RMW. The guy bought the car, the pipes were nearly new, he scrapped out the car and I got the system.

So, everything should line up ok...but it isn't and I don't know if it's user error (likely with me) or an issue with the pieces.

How close should the pipe come to the tire, for example? Should it be on the outboard side of that aluminum gas tank heat shield? Are those hangers meant to be bolted to the frame, or bolted to a flexible rubber strap that is bolted to the frame?
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PostSubject: Re: My Exhaust in the Ballpark?   My Exhaust in the Ballpark? Icon_minitimeThu Oct 10, 2013 12:05 am

The pipes go on the outside of the hear shields, and just outside of the frame rails. You do not have the OEM exhaust hangers, so you will have to guess where the hangers position the pipe.
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