It can be done

[Seppo Kaitainen]

A catback can be taken out in one peice, as well as put in as one peice.

But it is not for the faint hearted. About 65-75% of the rear suspension hase to be disassembled. Which If you've changed springs and shocks in the rear before isn't a big deal.

It took me six hrs to swap my stock CB for a z28 CB with cutout. But this included 2 trips to the auto parts store for clamps and adaptors. And I still have some gremlins to work out. A clearance issue(stupid 2 peice ds) and some rattles to take care of.(I think they are related.)

It has a nice purr at idle, and I think it sounds like a gtp through the rpm range. And man is the cut cool, I have not driven around with it uncapped yet. But uncapped it sounds like my old set up but louder.

[Fin]

Keith, a couple of friends of mine undertook the task of removing the stock exhaust from a LS1 Z28 awhile back, the same way you did, too.

[Blue Flame V6]

pull the panhard bar tires and the sway bar and right shock and spring and you can pull it right out of the side that is the way that I did on mine. took me right @ two hours to take it off and completely reassemble the car.

[MustangEater8251]

Cool I was thinking of doing it this way, my current setup is on tight and I was preparing to cut if off but I want to use it if I do not like the stock z28 setup I am putting on. The rear suspension is pretty easy to do, I have done the rear axle, shocks, and swy bar all at different times. I was thinking about tightening down my endlinks since the bushins have had a month or two to break in.

[Seppo Kaitainen]

Yeah you kinda have to go in and out the passanger wheel well with the CB. I definitely took my time, and wasted my time on some things. But thats the way its goes the first time you do stuff.

[Seppo Kaitainen]

Woohoo!!!! I swapped out the 2 peice drive shaft for my brother's old one peice steel ds, and fixed the cat exhaust hanger. Now all the rattles and vibrations are gone.

The 2 peice weighted in at 25 lbs, while i got 16 for the one peice.(I don't think its actually that light) The one peice was actually longer, but I had no problems installing it.

Phase one is now complete. Phase two is still in planning. Here are some pic i took tonight:
93 TA M6 ds
stock ds
a pic of my cutout

[ May 21, 2002: Message edited by: Seppo Kaitainen ]</p>