LS1 Swap into my 1968 Camaro Convertible


       


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1968 Camaro Convertible
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LS1
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T56
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Mount Plates
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Headers
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Steering Gearbox
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Guage Cluster
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Tuning Warez
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ATS T56 Kit
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ATS Crossmember
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ATS Crossmember
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ATS Crossmember
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Lokar Throttle Cable
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Engine and Trans Mounts
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Autokraft Oil Pan
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Autokraft Oil Pan
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Modified mount plates
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LH Mount Installed
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RH Mount Installed
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Autokraft Oil Pickup
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'69 Z28 Gas Pedal
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2006 Z06/LS7 Clutch
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Strange 9-inch Rear End
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Pulling old engine 8/5/2006
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Autokraft oil pan installed
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Replaced busted cage nut
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Rust under battery tray
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AGR Steering Box
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Washing the engine bay
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EGR blockoff plate
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'06 Z06 Flywheel installed
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'06 Z06 Clutch installed
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Engine and transmission back together
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Engine ready to go in
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Dropping it in
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It's in!
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Destroyed the heater core
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Damn Hooker mount plates
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Too tired to install the crossmember
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New Autokraft mount plates
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Tapping missing oil pan bolt hole
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Tapped missing oil pan bolt hole
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Autokraft plate installed
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Autokraft plate installed with mount
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Autokraft plate installed with mount
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Mount hung on lip
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Mount installed after removing lip with grinder
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Mount installed after removing lip with grinder
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Trans mount and crossmember installed
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Trans mount and crossmember installed
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Trans mount and crossmember installed
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Dimples to clear steering box
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Left header installed
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Right header installed
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Hole cut for shifter
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ATS clutch master cylinder bracket
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Clutch pushrod bolted to pedal
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Brake booster hits the coil
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Hydratech hydroboost unit
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Hydratech hydroboost unit
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Brake lines and bracket
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Brake lines and bracket
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Brake lines and bracket
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Old rear end dropped
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Removing broken clip-nuts
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Another shot of holes in the floor
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Dave removing bracket from spring
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And now the left bracket
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Reinstalling the brackets with new multileafs
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Ready to hang the rear end
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Dave and Clinton installing the U-bolts
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Back on the ground
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Wilwood parking brake
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New shock bracket and shock
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Not much clearance
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Another view of shock clearance
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Brake line re-routed
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Right shock installed
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Old and new rear brake line
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Rear brake line again
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Sway bar installed
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Sway bar end link
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New rear brake lines
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Rock Valley tank
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Rock Valley tank
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Corvette FPR
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Corvette FPR
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Bench-pressing the tank
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Fuel rail connected
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Tank alignment device
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Fuel filler installed
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Repro SS gas cap
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Braided stainless PS line
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Gauge wiring
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1350 Driveshaft
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Hurst shifter
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Exhaust
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Exhaust
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Relays and fuses
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Main power junction
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Interior connectors
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First scan
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Reading the PCM
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Writing my first tune
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Lokar throttle cable
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MSD plug wires
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PCM
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Clutch reservoir
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Gauge cluster installed
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Trimmed fan shroud
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Trimmed fan shroud
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Radiator installed
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Steam return line
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Radiator again
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Fans installed
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Intake air temp sensor
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Intake air temp sensor
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Air filter mounted
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ProCar seat adapter
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Seat tracks installed
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ProCar seat installed
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Modified mouting bracket
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Trimmed rear mounts
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Kinked cross-link
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Seat reinstalled
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Lever clearance problem
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Modified passenger seat bracket
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Seats installed
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Gauges at night
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Old steering column
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New steering column
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Rusty lower column bracket
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Glueing column cover
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LED taillight conversion
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LED taillight conversion
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LED taillight conversion
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New stereo
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Yet another new tilt column
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Still clocked slighty counter clockwise
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Column bolted in
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Column from above
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Column straight on
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Length from inner bearing race to tip
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Side view
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T56 in '00 Mustang
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Rigged transmission jack
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Transmission on jack
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Getting trans on the jack under the car
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Bleeding the clutch
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Blown steering box seal
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Blown steering box seal
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Blown steering box seal
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Blown steering box seal
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Pitman arm
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Steering arm
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Steering arm
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PCM relocated
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PCM mounting bracket
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New rear carpet
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New front carpet
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Left front carpet
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Right front carpet
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Rear carpet
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New top boot
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New top boot
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New top boot
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Hump-hugger console
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AGR steering box again
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Sway bar mount repair
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Sway bar mount repair
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Sway bar mount repair
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Feeding wire through sway bar hole
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Attaching wire to sway bar mount repair
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Sway bar mount repair in place
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Sway bar reinstalled
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Cutting off old tailpipes
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What I used to cut off the tailpipes
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pipe and old muffler
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Dynatech flange welded on new Borla ProXS muffler
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Dynatech flange welded on new Borla ProXS muffler
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Dynatech flanges welded on new Borla ProXS muffler
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Dynatech flange welded on new Borla ProXS muffler
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Dynatech flanges welded on new Borla ProXS muffler
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Right muffler installed
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Right exhaust installed
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Right exhaust installed
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Right exhaust installed
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Tailpipes before final trimming
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Left tailpipe before final trimming
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Need hangers to keep muffler off driveshaft
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Right tailpipe
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Left tailpipe
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