I See !
You did a very nice job.
Edit:What type of fasteners/bolts & hardware do you use to hold everything together ?
Here's the complete story:
The bends are made from AISI304 stainless which is the best material for a stainless exhaust.
Lots of time and thought went into figuring out the way I wanted the pipes to sit and fit, both looks as well as weight and fitment had to be considered.... also nobody want to burn their thighs when riding the thing.
Turned two stainless bungs that go into the heads, and they are held on by the stock brackets.
I then welded the pipes into the bungs and started routing the pipes, tackwelding them together.
Turned a press tool and pressed good fitting slip joints that does not leak, and does not need fasteners.
When the routing was done I fully welded the pipes, and because the fitting of the joints were done with no gaps the pipes did not move at all during the process.
I needed a heat shield where the pipe passes my leg, and I milled that out of a bigger pipe of stainless.
The heat shield is bolted to the collector and the mid pipe and thus also keeps the two parts together.
So... the pipes are held to the heads by the stock brackets.
The front pipe is just slipped into the collector with no fastener.
The mid pipe is just slipped on after the collector, and the heat shield hold them together even further.
The silencer is then held to the midpipe by springs and to the subframe by the stainless band.
And thats it