Firewall forward component assembly

Exhaust system spaghetti ready to install.

Note how the ‘Y’ coming from the tailpipe doesn’t match up to the forward and aft exhaust systems. I was convinced that something was backward, but couldn’t figure out where I’d screwed up – or if Van’s had welded the hanger tabs on the tailpipe 180-degrees out.

The answer occurred to me as I was reviewing these photos: all I need to do is turn the ‘Y’ 180-degrees in its ball joint. Unfortunately, I’ll need to remove the tailpipe in order to do that, but it could’ve been worse.

Consider this a word of warning to future -14A builders…

Note how the ‘Y’ coming from the tailpipe doesn’t match up to the forward and aft exhaust systems. I was convinced that something was backward, but couldn’t figure out where I’d screwed up – or if Van’s had welded the hanger tabs on the tailpipe 180-degrees out.

The answer occurred to me as I was reviewing these photos: all I need to do is turn the ‘Y’ 180-degrees in its ball joint. Unfortunately, I’ll need to remove the tailpipe in order to do that, but it could’ve been worse.

Consider this a word of warning to future -14A builders…

Note how the ‘Y’ coming from the tailpipe doesn’t match up to the forward and aft exhaust systems. I was convinced that something was backward, but couldn’t figure out where I’d screwed up – or if Van’s had welded the hanger tabs on the tailpipe 180-degrees out.

The answer occurred to me as I was reviewing these photos: all I need to do is turn the ‘Y’ 180-degrees in its ball joint. Unfortunately, I’ll need to remove the tailpipe in order to do that, but it could’ve been worse.

Consider this a word of warning to future -14A builders…

Note how the ‘Y’ coming from the tailpipe doesn’t match up to the forward and aft exhaust systems. I was convinced that something was backward, but couldn’t figure out where I’d screwed up – or if Van’s had welded the hanger tabs on the tailpipe 180-degrees out.

The answer occurred to me as I was reviewing these photos: all I need to do is turn the ‘Y’ 180-degrees in its ball joint. Unfortunately, I’ll need to remove the tailpipe in order to do that, but it could’ve been worse.

Consider this a word of warning to future -14A builders…