New Stainless exhaust/muffler

[pendergastjm]

It's back from the shop with new stainless piping! Almost done!

 

[LC_Hamma]

Is the skid plate on or off? Doesn't take that long to polish up those tubes & muffler

<EDIT> After a closer look, it looks as though you ran the tubes UNDER the skid.

 

[BELMONT148]

Yeh, you might want to find a new exhaust shop.

Jeremy

 

[pendergastjm]

Interesting. The old system was sent so that the shop could recreate it exactly. i'm trying to find clear pics of the old system on the vehicle to see where it ran.

 

[fieldsken1]

i would take it back and tell them to fix it and ask them what were they thinking when they put in on.

 

[antFJ]

if you are never going to wheel it i don't really see an issue... unless you're really looking for that stock look and its supposed to be above the skid plate..

 

[pendergastjm]

I am trying to keep it as stock as possible. That was the reason for sending the original pipes. I am not near the vehicle right now, but as soon as I can get to it I will look to determine what they did wrong. Nothings easy. JMP

 

[pendergastjm]

Does anyone have a clear picture of a stock '78 FJ40 that shows how the original system is supposed to be run? Thanks, JMP

 

[JohnnyC]

75-79:
ToyoDIY.com

 

[pendergastjm]

Thanks, but I was looking for a picture that shows how it runs in conjunction with the skid plate mentioned in the previous posts. Is it possible that this is how it was originally run? I know that does not make sense, but I have been surprised before. Thanks again, JMP

 

[FishNinJay]

75-79:
ToyoDIY.com

THAT.. is a great site! (bookmarked!)

Thank you!

 

[JohnnyC]

I believe you have the correct location...I dont know what exact years did it ...but...some years were under the skidplate....poor design? yes....but...thats what they did AFAIK i could be wrong

I will have to look thru some factory literature

 

[numby]

I think '78 LCs routed the exhaust above the skid plate. Isn't there a cut-out in the front lip of the skid plate just inside the DS frame rail just for this purpose?

 

[JohnnyC]

1980 not exactly under....but....more like on the side of the frame

 

[JohnnyC]

1971 under the skidplate

 

[JohnnyC]

1968/69? under

 

[JohnnyC]

1974 looks like under
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[JohnnyC]

and a 1979? kinda hard to see but it looks like its under?
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[destin]

My 64 is under the skid plate

 

[pendergastjm]

Wow, great repsonses! It looks like it varied by year as to whether it went above or below the skid plate. Once I can get to the vehicle , I will look to see if there was any way that it should have been run above. However, since the muffler shop had the original tubing I am guessing that in 1978 the system was run under the skid plate. Thanks again for the help! JMP