Exhaust System

Section FF6

Jumped from FF2 straight to FF6...  Section 3 - 5 deal with cables and lines which I am getting custom made.  I thought about waiting till all that was done before installing the exhaust system, it would sure make it easier to do this and the FWF wiring if the exhaust wasn't in place... but I don't like the easy route so I decided to make the build even more challenging by mounting the exhaust! 

In reality my decision to go ahead and mount the exhaust was a bit more practical.  I have no idea how I'm going to route the fuel lines, control cables, oil lines, cowl flaps and all the little bits and pieces that will be crammed into the engine compartment.  If I did all these and then installed the exhaust there's a high probability I would have ended up having to redo items that conflicted with the exhaust.  With the exhaust in, I can route around it... a bit more challenging but will ensure no conflicts.

If you take a look at the above graphic you'll see it's actually the directions for an old system they used to have.  They tell you to follow the directions that came with your exhaust and jump to page 5 where they have a bunch of pictures of the finished install.  The plans that came with the exhaust were 3 pages complete with copies of the hand drawn items tell you how everything hooks up.  Some of it was a little challenging from a bolt manipulation perspective, but it all went on fairly smooth.

Interesting mounting bracket system

Left ramp modification showing fit, worked well.

Final install