Thinking about a glasspack...

[Metallover]

So I got it installed today. No one could come over and help me, so I did it myself.

First step was getting it up in the air. The best option was to back it onto these ramp things and my dad helped me with that. We got it after a few tries and violent slips...

The old muffler clamps weren't too bad to get off, I sprayed them with oil last night and before I started working. The hard part was getting the old muffler off. I wanted to just twist it off, but it never worked out. I tried dremeling the rust away and everything. Eventually I cut the front end of the muffler off with a sawsall and unhooked the rest. I took the tailpipe-muffler to the bench and tried for a good 30-45 minutes to get the muffler off the pipe. After beating it with a hammer for awhile, I cut it as far away from the mount that held the tailpipe on as I could and got the remaining sleeve off after cutting it lengthwise.

Now comes installing the glasspack. I put one end on the tailpipe and slid that back in. I got the front on and after some eyeballing, I realized it wouldn't be to hard to hang it. I re-used almost every stock mount. The one thing I changed was in the front of the muffler I put it through the hole that used to be there and I used to ton of wire to bind the old mount and the new muffler/muffler clamp. It turned out really nice.

Now it was installed. I started it up. HOLY $HiT it sounded nice! It is nice and deep and growly. I took er around the block pretty slow and it's not too loud, but definately louder then the old muffler. The old muffler was pretty rusted out and sounded like it had sand in it....

I got inside and my and his girlfriend both heard it. His girlfriend was bitching saying "it shook the whole house" in her snotty complaining voice.... My dad said it was loud, and that's about all he said. He is a little hearing impared from his old construction work...
All in all I love my new glasspack. I haven't taken it above 20mph yet so I might change my mind... Or like it more!