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Pics coming soon, the car is back at the shop, we started assembly today!

With the front end off, the front radiator support/bumper mount transitions are getting finished.We'll be getting chassis powdercoated as soon as we finish exhaust which will be factory LSA manifolds going into 2.5" stainless with Magnaflow cats (yes cats!), x pipe and Magnaflow mufflers.

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Dynamat complete....
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This trim was in such great shape, we just needed to run the stainless over the buffing wheel a little bit, polish the chrome and it looks great.

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Weve been way behind in updated posts on all of our cars so I thought we would start with the Riviera. Weve been hard at it completing the frame mods, exhaust, interior, undercoating ect.

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Detailing and refurbishing everythingl...
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The exhaust system is SS 2.5". We incorporated cats into the system in keeping with the modern theme and to minimize exhaust smell. Being an X frame, it makes a conventional x pipe location impratical, so we decided to put it above the axle. We also wanted the largest mufflers we could fit with good flow and were liking the idea of a tranverse muffler appearance from the rear. (the two small straps on top of mufflers were for mock up, they were removed!) Its a tight fit, but will work!

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The frame mods are now done and it is off to powdercoating. We should have it back this next week and a rolling chassis soon after.

What cats do you run?

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Originally Posted by Cakeaholic (Post 478596)

What cats do you run?

Magnaflow cats, x-pipe and mufflers were used exclusively on this system. They took a big interest in this project and the car may be a guest of theirs at SEMA.

Awesome Car. working on a 63 myself, cant wait to see this one done.