Exhaust is moving forward!

Got the latest bits & pieces in for the exhaust!

DIY oval tubing

Muffler needs to be clocked a bit, but it will take some grunt!  I was smart enough to oval the pipe with it inserted into the muffler, but I should have waited until everything was in its final position.

Hangers next, then order the rear section.  Time to pick out exhaust tips.

Again, thanks to Wendy's folks Don & Denise!  Last years' birthday cash is funding this well-worth-it upgrade!

Rivet Nuts (WHOA! A NEW POST)

OK, back on the wagon. Here's a write-up about rivet-nuts. They're wonderful!

Here's what I started with:


After drilling the hole, you thread the rivet-nut onto the mandrel, insert it in the hole and then SQUEEZE!


And here's what you get on the backside!


Some thoughts--the Harbor Freight tool seems to work just fine.
I paid $29.?? for 100 10-24 rivet-nuts at Grainger (P/N 5RB29)
I should have gone a size smaller, like the (8-32)