Re. the exhaust loop; it took a while for me to get my head around how to do it that's for sure.
What I did was to cut out the loop and the connector piece (I know that's not the right name for it but I cant remember right now what it's called) Throw away the connector piece as you wont be reusing it.
Cut the loop ends as close to 90 degrees right angle across the pipe as possible and cut the down pipe and remaining exhaust pipe also at a 90 degree angle.
I did add in a spacer piece from a 12" section of 2 1/2 inch exhaust tail pipe piece I bought for about 7 bucks at Autozone. I used the center of a paper towel roll as a template.
Get those band clamp things that the good muffle shops use. They are about 3-4 inches wide stainless band and have 2 bolts that go through them and clamp like crazy on the pipe.
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This way you can take it apart later. I did weld on the spacer piece up on a bench once I had my angles all right. Then just clamped the 2 ends. No joke it did take a while to get it right.
Really wanted the ends tight where they met so there was less chance of the band clamp getting burnt through. 2000 miles on it now and it is still good to go.
I have no idea how someone would weld this thing back in. maybe with a small TIG torch and the cut down tungsten cap but even that would be tight as heck to do. Would love to watch on of the experts do it.
As far as doing the front of the long arm kit in one weekend, I feel its pretty ambitious to attempt that. There are other threads where I posted how long it took me to do it. :cheesy:
The quote I got for the long arm kit alone was 24-26 hours and the full Double D or DTD was 40 hours. This was from an absolute pro shop that does them all the time. All the right tools, plenty of manpower and great knowledge of the project. I wanted to do it myself for the experience and as a hobby.
The front is a lot easier in my opinion. The one big hang up is the exhaust loop.
The rear is another story as you have to pull the rear part of the exhaust and the fuel tank. The exhaust is no big deal, however the fuel tank is a major PIA. Remember ratchet straps are your friend. Make sure to use up all of the fuel first. Don't try to siphon it as you cant. Once pulled there is a way to remove the screen in the filler neck but you have to have access to the filler neck right where it goes into the tank.
Let us know if you get in a bind or have any questions.
Hey Ralfman 5 hope it went well for you.