2 inch body life and exhaust , should I?

[afrawert]

I put a 1985 305 Firebird engine in my 85 S-10 long bed, 2wd. I have the standard exhaust manifolds still on the engine and have 1991 camaro manifolds which look identical on the side. The muffler shop told me they can\'t attach the standard 2 1/4 pipe on it. If I put a 2 inch body lift on the truck will this give me any advantage on getting pipes connected? I did bang on the firewall but there still seems to be some issue... Ideas? Thoughts?

[PursuitS10]

Body lift on a 2wd...eeew..



look at my swap pics and maybe it\'ll help.I\'ve got about the same manifolds as you.

http://www.bobnewhart.com/orangekitty/v8chevys10/whitetruck.htm

[afrawert]

Yes, I wasn\'t too thrilled either. I printed out your picture and will show it to the shop. Thanks!!!!



My S10 Web Page (http://sendmoney.tvheaven.com/conversion.html)

[xeniadrums]

what kind of tranny is it? You might have to cut off the two little pieces on the sides of the transmission.

[PursuitS10]

I didn\'t with a Th-350

[afrawert]

I have the 700R4 automatic, I did cut the ear off on the passenger side. I followed the directions that the conversion manual had...

[whiner3]

i\'ve got the 700r and i had to cut the ears off on the side of the trans too to get my exhaust by... but after that i ran 2 1/2 inch exhaust

[4more]

id recoomend finding another shop they dont seem to excited about doing this for you. im lucky and know afew hottrodders with exhaust shops that will do just about anything try to find a shop that will be more helpful